Give yourself permission to do what you’ve always wanted.
It’s a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is paved with safe lives, middle of the road monotony, and little chance of failure. But where’s the fun in being like everyone else out there?
Discontent is the first necessity of progress. – THOMAS A. EDISON.
Don’t waste your time living someone else’s life.
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: you have no one to blame. – ERICA JONG.
Do one thing every day that scares you. – ELEANOR ROOSEVELT.
A good plan allows for plenty of spontaneity and room for change – but without a plan at all, it’s difficult to work toward something significant over time.
The new reality is that working at a job may be the far riskier choice.
Your comfort zone may be more like a cage you can’t escape from than a safe place you can retreat to.
As you begin to think like an entrepreneur, you’ll notice that business ideas can come from anywhere.
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.
It’s better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than the top of one you don’t.
Understanding exactly what you need to do and then finding a way to do it, makes a quest much more feasible.
I’ve taken off for long runs in dozens of world cities without a map or any knowledge of the local language.
If you’re not ready to run 250 marathons in a year, you can still pursue a quest.
Find out what people want, and find a way to give it to them. Give them the fish!
There’s an obsession factor with many quests. When you wake up at night consumed by your idea, that’s when you’ve found a quest.
The outside world judges our actions based almost entirely on results–even though the results aren’t always up to us.
Don’t try to explain everything, but do tell a few good stories.
The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” So, too, for a quest. The most important thing is continuing to make progress.