Part of leadership (a big part of it actually) is the ability to stick with the dream for a long time.

Everyone picks the best one when given a choice.

The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe.

Marketing is a contest for people's attention.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

Social Networking that matters is helping people archive their goals. Doing it reliably and repeatability so that over time people have an interest in helping you achieve your goals.

Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are met with even more resistance. Products, services, career paths... whatever it is, the forces for mediocrity will align to stop you, forgiving no errors and never backing down until it's over