It takes confidence and guts to intentionally create tension.

Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.

Too often, we don't give people the opportunity to fill in the blanks.

If you hear my idea but don't believe it, that's not your fault; it's mine. If you see my new product but don't buy it, that's my failure, not yours. If you attend my presentation and you're bored, that's my fault too.

The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.

Our cultural instinct is to wait to get pickedNo one is going to pick you. Pick yourself.

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.