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"You have to find a group that really desperately cares about what it is you have to say. Talk to them. They have something I call otaku. It's a great Japanese word. It describes the desire of someone who's obsessed to, say, drive across Tokyo to try a new Ramen noodle place 'cause that's what they do, they get obsessed with it."
"Just about every great, brave or beautiful thing in our culture was created by someone who didn't do it for money."
"Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion."
"The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something."
"Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader."
"Life is like skiing. Just like skiing, the goal is not to get to the bottom of the hill. It's to have a bunch of good runs before the sun sets."
"Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn't work."
"If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try."
"The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity."
"When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value."
"The first step toward becoming extraordinary is, of course, to stop being ordinary."
"Things that look like shortcuts are actually detours (disguised as less work)."
"I'm not a psychopath-I'm wearing a tie!"
"Own your dreams. There is no better way to make them happen."
"The people who are good in the long run fail a lot, especially at the beginning. So, when you fail early, it might be worth realizing that this is part of the deal, the price you pay for being good in the long run. Every rejection is a gift. A chance to learn and to do it better next time. An opportunity to figure out how to bounce, not break. Don't waste them."
"I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance."
"I don't think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible."
"Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way."
"Make something happen today, before you go home, before the end of the week. Launch that idea, post that post, run that ad, call that customer. Go the edge, that edge you've been holding back from... and do it today. Without waiting for the committee or your boss or the market. Just go."
"What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away."