The only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing . But not-yet-amazing is a great place to start, because that's where you are. For now.

Dig your well before you're thirsty.

Just because the tide is out, doesn't mean there is less water in the ocean.

The problem with requiring people to be loud and angry to get things done is that you're now surrounded by people who are loud and angry.

Your drudgery is another person's delight. It's only a job if you treat it that way. The privilege to do our work, to be in control of the promises we make and the things we build, is something worth cherishing.

The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.

Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.