At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.

Following the well-lit path, offers little in the way of magic.

One key to learning and success is the willingness to try something new, and feel momentarily incompetent.

Successful people fail often, and, worth noting, learn more from that failure than everyone else.

The good news is that more than ever, value accrues to those that show up, those that make a difference, those that do work that matters.

The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.

We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected, and new. Remarkable, as you've already figured out, demands initiative.