The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.

The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.

Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get.

Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.

The only thing all successful people have in common is that they're successful, so don't waste your time copying "the successful strategies" of others.

The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.

Surprise comes from defying expectations.