Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.

If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.

Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.

Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

Ideas aren't a sideshow that make our factory a little more valuable. Our factory is a sideshow that makes our ideas a little more valuable!

Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.