What is your favorite place in Washington? Our family's weekend log home on the beautiful Skykomish River.

What is your idea of happiness? My happiest moments are spent with family, but in this blessed life there are ample opportunities to pursue happiness and fulfillment.

What accomplishment are you most proud of? My ability to work with others and to help formulate teams that result in team success. I have had the opportunity to do this prior to my arrival in Seattle and we are now building a very fine team here at the Seahawks.

What do you most regret? My deceased mother never meeting my wife and our two great children.

What is your greatest fear? Poor officiating in our next Super Bowl appearance!

Who in history do you most admire? Jesus Christ.

What Washington CEO do you most admire? Paul Allen. While he does not have a CEO title, he is the leader of a very large enterprise. I am privileged to work for someone who not only wants successes measured by typical standards, but also seeks excellence in new and innovative ways. He saved the Seahawks and I think about that virtually every day.

What personal trait would you rather not have? Wanting everyone around me to be as happy as I am.

What trait bothers you most in others? Blessed people who do not celebrate their lives.

What do you consider to be the most overrated virtue in an executive? Dictatorial behavior.

When do you find it necessary to lie? Generally speaking . . . never.

What person - living today - do you most despise? I try to teach my children about empathy and understanding and thus I like to think that I do not despise anyone.

What is the greatest love of your life? The chance to give back and touch other people's lives.

When and where are you most happy? At our log home on the river surrounded by family, enjoying a great cabernet on the eve of the NFC Championship game!

What talent would you most like to possess? The ability to play a musical instrument.

What do you see as the greatest obstacle to Washington's future economic growth? The education of our young people.

What is your most significant achievement? The daily aspiration to be a good person with decent values.

If after death you could come back as another person or thing, what would it be? Secretary-General of the United Nations

What is your most valued possession? My NFC Championship ring would certainly be one of them.

What attributes do you like in a man or woman? Compassion.

Who is your favorite author? My friend and America's greatest mountain climber of all time Eddy Viesturs, who is releasing a new book this fall, No Shortcuts to the Top.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction? I don't read much fiction as I find truth and real life heroes far more compelling. One of my heroes is Michael Ryan Pattison, who finds himself in a wheelchair after a major spinal cord injury, yet has a passion for helping others through the development of his new foundation.

What turns you off the most? Rude and disrespectful people.

What is your motto? Make the most of every day.