“Business people aren’t really that different from top athletes, musicians, dancers or artists. For anyone to succeed at the highest echelons of their field, they must be physically and mentally prepared. The same goes for leadership--you’re expected to perform even if conditions are difficult and demanding, and even when things happen which are out of your control.”

"The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost," Csíkszentmihályi said in an interview with Wired magazine.

“The only way to break free from this cycle is to recognize it, fill the foundation of your heart with God’s approval and create a new pattern of living, where you don’t perform for love. You live out of the love that God already has for you.”

—Mark DeJesus