I see things differently when I'm focused on opening doors for other people, and more often than not, my doors are opened as well.
You are not your resume, you are your work.
The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.
Good marketers measure.
When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.