The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook.
Increasingly, there are only two kinds of companies: brave and dead.
We fail when we give up too soon.
Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.
The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.