Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfortable zone. When your uncomfortable actions lead to success, the organization rewards you and brings you back for more.

By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.

Those that spend the most effort in search of shortcuts are often the most disappointed and the least successful.

In a race, sooner or later there's a moment that separates the winner from those who don't win. That instant is your chance, the moment you've been waiting for.

One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.

The reason business writing is horrible is that people are afraid. Afraid to say what they mean, because they might be criticized for it. Afraid to be misunderstood, to be accused of saying what they didn't mean, because they might be criticized for it.

Ideas that spread win.