I've never once met a successful blogger who questioned the personal value of what she did.

If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.

I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.

Tell your lizard (brain) to shut up.

Here's conventional wisdom: Success makes you happy. Happiness permits you to be generous. In fact, it actually works like this: Generosity makes you happy. Happy people are more likely to be successful.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.