In other words, If you don't take action, you won't get any results You are not your resume, you are your work

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

Speak up. Not just tomorrow, but every day.

Good marketers tell a story.

Do you know what people want more than anything? They want to be missed.

The challenge is simple: Quitting when you hit the Dip is a bad idea. If the journey you started was worth doing, then quitting when you hit the Dip just wastes the time you’ve already invested. Quit in the Dip often enough and you’ll find yourself becoming a serial quitter, starting many things but accomplishing little. Simple: If you can’t make it through the Dip, don’t start. If you can embrace that simple rule, you’ll be a lot choosier about which journeys you start.

And it doesn't matter to me whether you're running a coffee shop or you're an intellectual or you're in business or flying hot air balloons. People who can spread ideas, regardless of what those ideas are, win. But consumers, they got way more choices than they used to and way less time.