Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
Art is a personal act of courage.
The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact – sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.
An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.
The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don’t exist.
Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.
If you think your organization needs a bigger marketing budget, maybe you just need to be less average instead.
People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.
Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.
Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.
People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.
We’re all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid.
If you speak up online and your ideas have currency, people are going to show up and want to connect with you. What we need more of are people with the guts and emotional labour to do this. The greatest shortage in today’s society is an instinct to produce.
Just as we don’t spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.
The best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Three years to build a reputation, build a permission asset, build a blog, build a following, build credibility and build the connections you’ll need later.
If you’re going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.
The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.
If you don’t require the journey to be easy or comfortable or safe, you can change the world.