If it's work, we try to figure out how to do less, If it's art, we try to figure out how to do more

The rules are now clear: no one is going to inform you, but it's easier than ever to inform yourself.

Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It clarifies your thinking. It builds credibility. It is a living engine of marketing and idea spreading, working every day to deliver your message with authority. You should write one.

The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.

Put aside your need for a step-by-step manual and instead realize that analogies are your best friend.

The object isn't to be perfect. The goal isn't to hold back until you've created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true. Our birthright is to fail and to fail often, but to fail in search of something bigger than we can imagine. To do anything else is to waste it all.

There's no map for being an artist.