Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.
Your positions on EVERYTHING are based on the story you tell yourself and not some universal fact from the universal fact database.
Shame must be accepted to be effective.
The easier it is to quantify, the less it’s worth.
Be genuine. Be remarkable. Be worth connecting with.
The people that are doing work that matters aren’t doing work thats popular. They’re just doing work that changes some people.
It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
Go do something interesting. Ask if you need help.
The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.
Surprise comes from defying expectations.
The ladder of success isn’t a ladder. It’s a series of steps with leaps interspersed along the way.
As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.
Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can.
If you’re not willing to face the abyss of choice, you will almost certainly not spend enough time dancing with opportunity.
The good news is that more than ever, value accrues to those that show up, those that make a difference, those that do work that matters.
You don’t win an Olympic gold medal with a few weeks of intensive training.
Networking that matters is helping people achieve their goals.
Say what you believe and see who follows.
The minute there’s a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.
Leadership is a choice. It’s the choice not to do nothing.