If there isn't a good reason, go home. If there is, then do something ... loud, now, and memorable.

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.

Every single important thing we do is something we didn't use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we used to fear.

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.

Competition validates you. It creates a category. It permits the sale to be this or that, not yes or no.

Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.

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.