Gifts are not favors. If you expect something in return, it's not a gift.

Will you succeed because you are more well-rounded than others? Because you fit in better than everyone else? Bloody unlikely. We succeed when we are trusted to be the best at what we do.

Build it, and they will come" only works in the movies. Social Media is a "build it, nurture it, engage them, and they may come and stay.

The best way to be missed when you're gone is to stand for something when you're here.

How often do our heroes stand still? It's hard to imagine Spock and Kirk landing on a planet and just relaxing for a month or two. Just hanging out has nothing to do with boldly going where no one has gone before. What makes us different from every other creature is that we go places, places we've not gone before. We do it willingly, and often. What makes our work and our life interesting is discovery, surprise, and the risk of exploration.

I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.

I do not think you can get rid of the fear... but you can dance with it.