You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.

Embracing the fear of freedom, deciding to determine your own path, this is the work of a grownup.

We're better in the rearview mirror than we are at predicting - 'cause you're never going to be right every time. You can handicap it. You can point to certain elements that make it work, and many of those elements come straight out of epidemiology, right?

That's why there's lots and lots of kinds of hot sauces, and not so many kinds of mustard. Not because it's hard to make interesting mustard - you could make interesting mustard - but people don't, because no one's obsessed with it, and thus no one tells their friends.

Just as we don't spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.

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

Where do you put the fear when you choose to innovate? The fear is there, but you have to find a place to put it.