Don't Wait To Be Picked.

People Watch What You Do More Than Listen To What You Say.

Your Peer Group Are People With Similar Dreams, Goals And Worldviews. They Are People Who Will Push You In Exchange For Being Pushed, Who Will Raise The Bar And Tell You The Truth. They're Not In Your Business, But They're In Your Shoes. Finding A Peer Group And Working With Them, Intentionally And On A Regular Schedule, Might Be The Single Biggest Boost Your Career Can Experience.

Fire The Committee. No Great Website In History Has Been Conceived Of By More Than Three People. Not One. This Is A Deal Breaker.

Good Marketers Tell A Story.

I Think That The Economics Of Book Publishing Favor Hits With Long Book Runs. You Make All Your Money On The Last Bunch Of Books, Not The First.