Just as we don't spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.

The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.

Once you have permission to talk to someone, finding new products or services for them is a smart way to grow.

Who gets to decide what you want?

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

Fear is the workout we give ourselves imagining what will happen if things don't work out. . . . Worry is our effort to imagine every possible way to avoid the outcome that is causing us fear, and failing that, to survive the thing that we fear if it comes to fruition.