Play a new game, not the older game but faster.
Think big. Start small.
Competition and the market are like water, they go where they want
The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.
More than anything else, I think prospects, customers and citizens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say.
If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.