The sound of a small bell during a dark night, is louder than the din of traffic outside your window during rush hour. Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.

Your history of work is as important as the work you'll do tomorrow.

The problem with requiring people to be loud and angry to get things done is that you're now surrounded by people who are loud and angry.

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.

Art is not in the ...eye of the beholder. It's in the soul of the artist.

I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.

Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.