Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

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

The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission

When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.

I don’t think the shortage of artists has much to do with the innate ability to create or initiate. I think it has to do with believing that it’s possible and acceptable for you to do it. We’ve had these doors open wide for only a decade or so, and most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.

The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you're with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.

Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.