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Neither platitudes nor charity
Give hope Not platitudes, not token acts of charity. Hope is about the example you are to the world. Not about making statements of positivity or tossing a few coins in a beggar’s basket, but the unspoken dialogue of the you that you present to the world. The example that challenges someone to think differently.…
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Impostors or innovators?
Kill your darlings. – Stephen King Even when it breaks your egocentric heart. Kill them. Stephen was speaking to the need to revise, to make changes to work (in his case, writing). Yet it applies to all we do. Everything we do we can do better. Not perfect, but better. To be better, we have to…
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Audacious or average?
Pursue the best Lots of ideas show up. Many seem worthy at first, but lead to dead ends. Your job is to filter out those dead ends. Think critically, look harder. Look inside your box of ideas for what’s new and fresh, what’s uncontested ground. If it’s not there, work harder to find it and…
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Be receptive
You don’t have to be a genius to make genius. – Ryan Holiday Every day you experience moments of brilliance. Moments you miss if you’re not paying attention. Moments easily obscured when you focus on the ordinary, when you let yourself become distracted. Don’t wait for inspiration. Don’t sit and dream about the…
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Expectations are not enough
We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training. – Archilocus This is why we train and prepare. Our ability to succeed is not based on superpowers granted at birth. Our ability to succeed is tied to our preparation and training. We develop behaviors and habits that…
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What are your intentions?
Jack Kerouac did his homework Great work doesn’t comes easy. There are no shortcuts. Work that lasts isn’t an accident. Kerouac’s acclaimed book On the Road carries the myth that it was completed in a three week, drug-filled journey. The truth: he edited and refined it for six years. He was a craftsman. He was committed to…