Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker
If you want to lead you must learn. If you want to continue to lead you must continue to learn.
Experience isn't the best teacher - evaluated experience is.
Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others.
People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.