More and more people now have jobs that require them to confront the risk of appearing stupid on a regular basis.

If you can’t state your position in eight words, you don’t have a position.

Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.

The unhappy theory of business ethics is this: you have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit. Period. To do anything other than that is to cheat your investors. And in a competitive world, you don't have much wiggle room here.

One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.

Social Networking that matters is helping people archive their goals. Doing it reliably and repeatability so that over time people have an interest in helping you achieve your goals.

It's far easier to put your future into someone else's hands than it is to slog your way forward, owning the results as you go.