Look yourself in the eyes in a mirror each day. You can ignore the small voice still inside you, but your reflection will always have something to say.

A hammer made of deadlines is the surest tool for crushing writer’s block.

The irony of sensory deprivation tanks is that in order to think outside the box, you must first go inside one.

Gamblers take blind risks. Entrepreneurs take risks while visually impaired and feel their way up and out.

A life spent at the edge of the pier is a life full of regret, a life full of fear.

Yeast is to flour as action is to ambition. Rising to success requires adding and alternating starters.

A personal brand, once local and temporal, is now global and forever. That’s the blessing and the curse of the internet with regards to your reputation.

Personal brands are determined by a track record of actions, not a track record of plans.

I had a dream about you while having a dream about you. We were watching the movie Inception and drinking déjà vu.

think outside the box” remember the box is self-imposed. Who says it has to be a box? Why not a bowl of petunias?

I surround myself with books when I write, thus surrounding myself with writers… only they don’t critique me and then get up for coffee.

Procrastinators are pros at neglecting now and languishing later.

Growing a culture requires a good storyteller. Changing a culture requires a persuasive editor.

Consuming the content and culture of creatives does not make one a creative. Creating makes a creative.

Beautiful mosaics are made of broken or torn material. The most spectacular personal brands are compilations of the same.

Never fear starting. Fear never starting.

Entrepreneurs see the “no diving” sign and back-up to get a running start.

I had a dream about you reviewing a book on Reading Rainbow. Unlike the others, you were brutally honest in your feedback and brought Lavar and I to tears.

Proformas rarely perform; missed projections are more often the norm. Still, we skew them up high, we miss but we try, for proformas which rarely perform.

Schizophrenia. And I’m still having it.”

You don’t have to submerge. Just take a D.I.P. in Daily Incremental Progress.

Pass on it if you’re not passionate; for convictions create clear choices.

Those with calling also find wealth, so jump and start swimming towards your true self.

Progress across the time axis is passive. Progress up the results axis is passion.

Business ideas are like those flying dragons in Avatar. First you have to find one, let it choose you, then be brave enough to ride it.

Social media is not just a spoke on the wheel of marketing. It’s becoming the way entire bicycles are built.

The best way to get over your fear of meeting new people is to imagine them naked. Unless you’re networking at a nudist camp, then you may have to get more creative.

Those without passion are often passed and shunned.

Deciding which relationships to pursue can be difficult. Especially if you’re trying to get hired by the Magic 8 Ball factory and that little triangle thing isn’t floating right.

The most honorable part of a network are the hubs, not the nodes that lead to nowhere.

I had a dream about you starting a pet store. You didn’t have any customers yet, and I was your guinea pig.

My greatest expectation is that I expect more of myself than anyone could expect.

Corporate & personal branding both require storytelling to be captivating. Stories provide context, meaning & the opportunity for relationship.

Stop waiting for creative inspiration. Start creating and inspire yourself along the way.

Not only should we encourage kids to daydream, but also to jump-in and build those dreams. Dreaming is largely lost among adults drowning in self-imposed realities.

I’m friends with a guy who is friends with a former Playboy model. So I guess you could say I’m 1 degree away from 212 degrees.

I like to go to Starbucks and watch the intellectuals. I observe them and their intellectualness. They in turn observe me drinking coffee and being a creeper.

For any creative thought to be contagious, it must first be worthy of a sneeze.

Success in life is about project management. Determine deliverables, make milestones, and always pursue the critical path.

Never underestimate the collective strength of your weakest connections.

I check every can of Barbasol I buy for dinosaur embryos. I haven’t found any yet, as evidenced by the lack of T-Rex screams in my apartment.

I had a dream about you trying to parallel park your ego between two modest cars. The ego wouldn’t fit, and those guys weren’t putting up a fight, so let’s just say you made it...

In the long-run, regrets consist less of bad choices and more of choices not made at all. Little do we realize, those were choices too.

There’s been a lot written on the topic of minimalism. But I still believe in it.

Create lightning bolt ideas during brainstorms by causing disturbances in your atmosphere.

If all it takes to motivate you is a quote then this quote has nothing to say – except to go soar with the freakin’ eagles.

The focus of gap analysis should be getting to the other side. If you bend-over to analyze a gap too long, you’ll probably fall into it.

The smell of new office supplies is so satisfying while being kicked out of Staples for inappropriate behavior with a file folder is so embarrassing.

You can’t force creatives into a box. If you try, they’ll no longer be creative. And no one will want your box.

Success = Wisdom + Courage + Discipline. KNOW what to do, be BRAVE enough to do it, and LEAD YOURSELF to doing it again and again.