Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it's not a plan. It's a version of waiting and hoping.

We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected, and new. Remarkable, as you've already figured out, demands initiative.

Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get.

I made a decision to write for my readers, not to try to find more readers for my writing.

Most people don't see that they have options beyond what society tells them to do. That's the biggest problem. They honestly believe that compliance is the shortcut to success.

Be personal. Be relevant. Be specific.

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.