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.

Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.

Once you have permission to talk to someone, finding new products or services for them is a smart way to grow.

Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.

Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing. After all, the thinking goes, if we can't be amazing all the time, better to reset the expectation to merely good. Which robs us of the ability to (sometimes) be amazing.

The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.

Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it