What if getting bigger isn't the point? What if you merely got better?

Not changing your strategy merely because you're used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.

The good news is that more than ever, value accrues to those that show up, those that make a difference, those that do work that matters.

Habits are where our lives and careers and bodies are made.

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.

Or, if I take that same auditorium and I make it much bigger and put more space between seats, it'll be quieter because it's much harder when you're not in physical contact with people to spread a virus from person-to-person, right? There are all sorts of patterns that we see in epidemiology that help us understand why something spreads.

Embracing the fear of freedom, deciding to determine your own path, this is the work of a grownup.