“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“I regretted the time I wasted on things that did not matter with people that [do] matter.”
— Ric Elias
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed
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“I no longer want to postpone anything in life. That urgency, that purpose, has really changed my life.”
— Ric Elias
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed
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“I no longer try to be right; I choose to be happy.”
— Ric Elias
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed
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