In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

The combination of passion and art is what makes someone a linchpin.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

One reason I encourage people to blog is that the act of doing it stretches your available vocabulary and hones a new voice.

Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.

Decide, before you start, that you're going to change three things about what you do all day at work. Then, as you're reading, find the three things and do it. The goal of the reading, then, isn't to persuade you to change, it's to help you choose what to change.

The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.