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.

How do I dance with the fear? Fear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy.

Your success is no longer about your ability to do what you are told, and do it well.

The future of publishing is about having connections to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want.

While you may have made money doing something a certain way yesterday, there's no reason to believe you'll succeed at it tomorrow.

The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified... and pick yourself.

Don’t do it because it’s your job, do it because you can.