"You connect the dots. You see not only what's going on right in front of us, but you're also connecting the higher level narrative, which is so often missed. That's just one of the things that you can do, and it's why I hang out with you. It's why I call you up and want to have breakfast, every few months and just discuss things, and it's why I put you in front of clients. I know that I can trust you to serve the client's best interest rather than just pushing your own agenda. In fact, you're much more a giver than a taker, and you will go out of your way to make sure that the other person in the transaction gets everything that was promised and more. This is why you are one of a very, very small number of people that I bring into my roundtable meetings as an outside advisor to help the other clients in the room answer questions and deal with problems."

"You've been instrumental in helping me grow into the individual that I am today. You have a way of connecting people that need to know each other. You also have a way of connecting me to myself. I think about how empathetic you are in understanding and how your ancient wisdom comes through in your guidance, and I also understand and appreciate your ability to communicate with humility when there is something that needs to be course corrected. I think of you as one of the most trustworthy and confidential people I know. I know that if I have a issue or if I have a question, I can go to you in confidence and that I can receive sound advice and guidance, and I appreciate that."

You are one of the most incredible humans that I know. You are someone that I can call on at any hour and you would be there for me. You're one of the biggest givers that I know and you're one of the most intuitive listeners that I know. You have a kind, loving presence that is like a energetic hug. You are so present and so,intuitively tapped in that you can see and hear things and share perspectives that others cannot. In every relationship that you show up to, you play full out and you really care about the person in front of you. You are also somebody that is very spiritually tapped in. You are connected with yourself, which I think is the prerequisite for being able to go deep with other people. You have done the work on yourself and have transformed yourself in many ways.

I was having lunch with Bob about 6 months ago, and he asked me a question that I didn't understand at the time, "Do you ever feel like you're destined to do something greater?" I thought that I was doing what I'm supposed to do, but yet, there's something inside of me that's going, "NO!" I do feel there is something bigger and better for me in my life. The way that I perceive my life and my purpose right now is much different than it was 6 months ago. It has been an absolutely eye opening experience. A huge part of this thinking is coming from Bob. He is one of the most important people in my life, and he's been in my life for the better part of 27 years. He is my sensei, my Obi-Wan, my coach.

"You saw beyond my own frustration. You saw beyond what I thought could be possible, and I just didn't want a Hail Mary. You are the most genuine people that I know. You say things because you mean them. You don't say them for any other reason. And you're also an amazing family guy. I remember watching your kids growing up. You're a wonderful dad, father and husband. And, I, I've learned a lot from you over the years."

"Recalling a conversation we had a while back, I remember feeling very, very alone, very isolated, very defeated, cheated, and just angry, angry at the world, felt lost and just sort of displaced. I remember feeling at the time too, like, kinda had gotten to this level and just wasn't really sure where to go from here. One of the things that I did thankfully ,was call Bob. The main thing that I got from Bob during that call was feeling very just loved and heard and understood and empathized. Part of what I was feeling when I was going through that was just very alone, and he helped feel understood and I didn't feel so alone, and he helped me really realize that that whole experience was going to turn out to be a gift for me. I left that call and that conversation with Bob feeling reenergized and having a renewed sense of love for my business."

"One of your superpowers is more than listening. You have a really unique talent for unpacking or pulling out the actual problem. You always do such a great job of asking clarifying questions, because I know most of the times in my head, I've just got stuff swirling around, and I'm not exactly sure where everything lands or where everything sits. Bouncing stuff off of you has always been absolutely invaluable just because you're such a great listener and again, your superpower is being able to continue to ask questions and reframe it and really get to the crux of the challenge or get to the crux of whatever my hurdle is that was preventing me from processing. The other thing that you do that I really appreciate is you always challenge me to think deeper and think differently as opposed to 'Here's the answer'. You always do a really good job of reframing it and repositioning it so that I can navigate the problem myself."

"I remember I wanted to go to Bob for guidance on what I should really do and what I should look for when it came to what I wanted to do with my life. Before the conversation I had with him, I was pretty nervous, anxious. I didn't know what to really expect, and I didn't know what would be the best route for me. During that conversation, he really helped with that. He made it very apparent on the things that I was passionate about, the things that made me smile, the things that made me light up. And he was really able to get to the heart at what I loved and how I can combine that and leverage my skills to really create the life and the career that I want, which was very powerful. And leaving that conversation, I felt a lot more confident. I felt encouraged, and I felt like I could really take on this new life and new purpose that I had. And not that I didn't have a purpose before, but realigning myself to where I can see myself going for the foreseeable future."

"A few months ago, I had an idea for something that I really wanted to do and move forward. I was excited, but kind of misguided and misaligned in thinking how do I do this? How do I take the next step and also, is this even a good idea? I jumped on the phone with Bob, told him all about what I was thinking and he was excited for me and he gave me really good structured feedback that was not restricting, but also gave me a really clear idea of what I wanted to do and that reassured me that what I was thinking was a good idea. I walked away from the conversation feeling really excited and energized to to make my idea happen. Bob is like a North Star. I just feel like I've known Bob forever, and I really haven't known him for that long and he's just had this huge impact on my life. I don't even think he really knows that, but we just have a wonderful connection. As soon as you meet him, you just feel an incredible amount of love and support that he genuinely cares about you, which he does. There are very few people like that in the world.

"One time when I was trying to convey an idea to Bob, I wanted to make sure I was covering all the different aspects of my idea, really looking at it from multi dimensions and really talking about all the nuance and details of it. I had been talking for about 10 minutes trying to convey this idea and at the end of it, Bob laughed said to me, 'Okay, let me see if I got this straight'  and he got it. Bob just got it. I just had to laugh at myself thinking, oh my gosh, here I am trying to explain this and really dig into it. The fact that he was able to digest it and reflect it back to me in his own language in 3 or 4 four lines, that was it. That really made me understand who Bob was on so many levels in his communication and his understanding. Bob is a kind of person that will meet you wherever you are at. When he meets you there, he doesn't just meet you there from a place where he's trying to understand, but he's he's really trying to meet you at all the levels; through his mind and his incredible intelligence, but also on an emotional level. In that moment, I laughed at myself, I was working so hard, but Bob just got it. He understood, and that's what he does."