The competitive advantages the marketplace demands is someone more human, connected, and mature. Someone with passion and energy, capable of seeing things as they are and negotiating multiple priorities as she makes useful decisions without angst. Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.

Your generosity is more important than your perfection.

All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.

You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.

Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.

Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

The reason they want you to fit in... is that once you do, then they can ignore you.