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

One key to moving forward is knowing what to leave behind.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

Playing the game is a form of winning the game. In those competitions, we win by being resilient.

We don't become mediocre all at once, and we rarely do it on purpose.

Self sufficiency appears to be a worthy goal, but it's now impossible if you want to actually get anything done. All our productivity, leverage and insight comes from being part of a community, not apart from it. The goal, I think, is to figure out how to become more dependent, not less.

What people want is the extra, the emotional bonus they get when they buy something they love.