Those that spend the most effort in search of shortcuts are often the most disappointed and the least successful.

Fear is the workout we give ourselves imagining what will happen if things don't work out. . . . Worry is our effort to imagine every possible way to avoid the outcome that is causing us fear, and failing that, to survive the thing that we fear if it comes to fruition.

If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

Not adding value is the same as taking it away.

Basically you create your experience through your beliefs about yourself and the nature of reality. Another way to understand this is to realize that you create your experiences through your expectations.

It's easy to pretend expertise when there's no data to contradict you.

One way to work the system is to work the system. The other way is to refuse to work it.