You can use social media to turn strangers into friends, friends into customers and customers into salespeople.

believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.

What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artist who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances.

You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.

The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding.

The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.