Mastery is in constantly wanting to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Pain is not a punishment. And pleasure is not a reward. You could argue that failure is not punishment and Success is not reward. They're just failure and success. You can choose how you respond.

Mastery is in the reaching, not in the arriving.

Success is a label that the world confers on you, but mastery is an ever-onward 'almost.'

Shoes are money well spent and a good metaphor for life: everything else in life may be awful but a shoe will cheer me up, lift my body and take an outfit up five levels. Plus, shoes are easy to carry and fun to collect.

I wanted a business that I didn't have to give my life to - something simple, beautiful and branded. The kind of endeavor where I could meet people but still blow people's minds with a very inspiring point of view. So, a shoe store.

Play allows us to maintain curiosity while learning.