Is the game plan you are currently running the most direct path to your destiny?

Fear is the single biggest blocker of creativity.

The inhibitor of creativity isn't potential it's fear. We worry about saying the wrong thing or looking foolish so we govern our imagination.

When you ask "why", "what if" and "why not" you force yourself to explore what's possible and not just what is.

Mistakes aren't fatal; they are merely the portals of discovery.

Most think as an OR. This OR that. The most successful among us think as an AND. This AND that.

Business today is all about improvisation, which is the essence of jazz. Perhaps in the past we could just follow the operating manual and do what we were told, but today the world is too complex and fast. Today it's all about real-time innovation and creativity. Individuals may get hired based on their resumes, but they'll get promoted and reach their dreams based on their ability to create. In that context, being a jazz musician was the best MBA I could have ever received.