Don’t think innovation, think usefulness.

Many of us live our lives out of the fear of what other people think of us. We're waiting for someone to give us a permission slip that tells us it's OK to be ourselves. Don't try to be fearless or pretend you aren't impacted by fear. Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.

Often when we ask for advice, we don't really want advice-we want someone to say "That's great! Go for it!"

If you're worried about life-work balance, something is probably wrong with your life or your work. Instead of agonizing over balance, get excited and create change.

Instead of convincing people who are opposed to your message, spend your time finding people who are already predisposed to it.

Embracing new things often requires us to embrace our fears, however trivial they may seem. You deal with fear not by pretending it doesn't exist, but by refusing to give it decision-making authority.

You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to.