You can't shrink your way to greatness!
Great leaders don't try to please everyone. Great leaders don't water down their message in order to make the tribe a bit bigger. Instead, they realize that a motivated, connected tribe in the midst of a movement is far more powerful than a larger group could ever be.
It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
You can be right or you can have empathy. You can't do both.
When in doubt, tell yourself the truth.
The sound of a small bell during a dark night, is louder than the din of traffic outside your window during rush hour. Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.