Fear for a linchpin is a clue that you're getting close to doing something important.

The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

The resistance is the voice in your head telling you to use bullets in your PowerPoint slides...It’s the voice that tells you to leave controversial ideas out of the paper you’re writing, because the teacher won’t like them. The resistance pushes relentlessly for you to fit in.

Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.

You can't fool all the people, not even most of the time. And people, once unfooled, talk about the experience.

You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps

Cheap is the last refuge of a product developer or marketer who is out of great ideas.