Winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.

The internet has opened the door for millions of businesses to do things differently, because there are other assets now, assets that can transcend location. Your permission to talk to customers, your reputation, your unique products-you can build a business around them online.

By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.

The easiest way to thrive as an outlier is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers. Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are.

Successful people are the ones who are breaking the rules.

The best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Three years to build a reputation, build a permission asset, build a blog, build a following, build credibility and build the connections you'll need later.

You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.