Most people are searching for a path to success that is both easy and certain. Most paths are neither.

Following instructions is overrated.

No one ever gets talker's block. No one wakes up in the morning, discovers he has nothing to say, and sits quietly, for days or weeks, until the muse hits, until the moment is right, until all the craziness in his life has died down.

You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.

We’ve been trained to prefer being right to learning something, to prefer passing the test to making a difference, and most of all, to prefer fitting in with the right people, the people with economic power. Now it’s your turn to stand up and stand out.

Transformation al leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead.

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.