Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.

The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.

Marketing is a contest for people's attention.

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.

If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.

If you've got the platform and the ability to make a difference, then this goes beyond 'should' and reaches the level of 'must.' You must make a difference or you squander the opportunity. Wasting the opportunity both degrades your own ability to contribute and, more urgently, takes something away from the rest of us.

Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things happen) is much more satisfying then just getting a paycheck and waiting to get fired (or die).