Among idealists and visionaries, there is no shortage of good intent, but there’s often a shortage of discipline.
Everything in life should be approached as a project. Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References.
Nothing extraordinary is achieved through ordinary means.
An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.
The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas.
Most ideas never happen. It’s an uphill battle against the status quo and our own tendencies.
When the next step is unclear, the best way to figure it out is to take action. Constant motion is the key to execution.
Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance, and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential.
You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.
While the tendency to generate ideas is rather natural, the path to making them happen is tumultuous.
Rather than Surrender to Bureaucracy, take it upon yourself to break it.
The young and the ambitious share a common risk: appearing naive.
Today never feels like it will be history, but it will. And more likely than not, you will look back and realize that you should have known.
Most ideas are born and lost in isolation.
Overcome the stigma of self-marketing.
Ideas are worthless if you can’t make them happen.
Share ownership of your ideas. The more people who lie awake in bed thinking about your idea, the better.
All great inventions emerge from a long sequence of small sparks; the first idea often isn’t all that good, but thanks to collaboration it later sparks another idea, or it’s reinterpreted in an unexpected way. Collaboration brings small sparks together to generate breakthrough innovation.
It’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that really matter.
The magic happens when you find the sweet spot where your genuine interests, skills, and opportunity intersect.