Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.

Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.

You have to pay the price to be in the right place at the right time often enough that people tend to see you as the regular kind.

Every voice doesn't matter--only the voices that move your idea forward, that make it better, that make you better, that make it more likely you will ship work that benefits your tribe.

Don't wait to be picked. Pick yourself.

The good news is that more than ever, value accrues to those that show up, those that make a difference, those that do work that matters.

No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.