Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.

At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you'll never begin.

If you can't be remarkable, perhaps you should consider doing nothing until you can.

If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.

If you're not upsetting anyone, you're not changing the status quo.

It's not an accident that successful people read more books.

Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.