What we most need in our lives, though, is something worth doing, worth it because we care.

But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.

Remarkable work is always not on the list, because if it was, it would be commonplace, not remarkable.

Following instructions is overrated.

This notion that it is up to each person to innovation in some way flies in the face of the industrial age, but you know what, the industrial age is over.

If you borrow money to make money, you've done something magical. On the other hand, if you go into debt to pay your bills or buy something you want but don't need, you've done something stupid. Stupid and short-sighted and ultimately life-changing for the worse.

Bullhorns are overrated: having ten times as many Twitter followers generates approximately zero times as much value.