It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.

Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.

Art is a personal act of courage.

A dialogue leads to connection, which leads to trust which leads to engagement

The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary.

If it were any other way, it would be easy. And if it were any other way, everyone would do it and your work would ultimately be devalued. The yin and yang are clear: without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely it would be worth the journey. Persist.

The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.