Go ahead, do something impossible.
The enemy of fear is creativity.
For most modern marketers, quantity isn’t the point. What matters is to matter. Lives changed. Work that made an actual difference. Connection.
The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they’ve got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.
Being charismatic doesn’t make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.
Two elements of successful leadership: a willingness to be wrong and an eagerness to admit it.
Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as though there is no choice.
Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently.
People are not afraid of failure, they’re afraid of blame.
The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in fact we’re wired to do the new, not to comply with someone a thousand miles away.
Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
Just imagine how much you’d get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.
Defending mediocrity is exhausting.
Playing safe is very risky.
The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.
So sure, start with a slogan. But don’t bother wasting any time on it if you’re merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead.
It’s never too late to start heading in the right direction.
Art is what we do when we’re truly alive.
Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.