Our job as marketers and leaders, is to create vibrant pockets, not to hunt for mass.

The key to getting a reputation for being brilliant is actually being brilliant, not just acting like you are.

I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.

Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between the quest for safety and the desire to matter.

If you treat your employees like mushrooms (keep them in the dark and regularly throw crap on them), it's entirely likely you will get precisely the work you deserve in return.

Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.

The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.