Go ahead, fail. Try to avoid mistakes, though.

If you take action, you will be judged. There's no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be ignored. Up to you.

What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.

If you're remarkable it's likely that some people won't like you.

We're better in the rearview mirror than we are at predicting - 'cause you're never going to be right every time. You can handicap it. You can point to certain elements that make it work, and many of those elements come straight out of epidemiology, right?

Saying 'no' or even 'stop' is the hallmark of the professional you want on your team.

Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.