Competence is no longer a scarce commodity.

The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.

You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.

You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.

Great leaders don't try to please everyone. Great leaders don't water down their message in order to make the tribe a bit bigger. Instead, they realize that a motivated, connected tribe in the midst of a movement is far more powerful than a larger group could ever be.

Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.

Things that look like shortcuts are actually detours (disguised as less work).