“You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design a...” — Rick Warren Quote

You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.

Golf course design is exciting.

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.

My design preference tends towards warmth, comfort, and minimalism.

I'm experimenting in public. At the design grad schools, these are people sitting around in groups, putting their work on a wall, analyzing it and putting it back in a drawer. I think there's little risk in that.

Empathy is key in the design process, especially when you start expanding outside of your comfort zone to new languages, cultures, and age groups. If you try to assume what those people want, you're likely to get it wrong.