Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.

I’m skeptical of passive learning. If you don’t write down what you’re hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it?

Sometimes Plan B can have the same desired outcome, but a different path for getting there.

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.