Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

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.

You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must.

Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work.

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Every single important thing we do is something we didn't use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we used to fear.

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.