We're often in a hurry to finish. Or in a hurry to close a sale. What happens when we adopt the posture of being in a hurry to be generous? With resources or insight or access or kindness... It's an interesting sort of impatience.

The opportunity is not in being momentarily popular with the anonymous masses. It's in being missed when you're gone, in doing work that matters to the tribe you choose.

As soon as we associate reading with a test, we've missed the point.

It's not an accident that successful people read more books.

Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.

I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.

The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?