always deliver the amount your ambitions demand from you
lying to yourself is extremely dangerous
true honor belongs to those who actively take risks and face hardships, not to the passive critics watching from the sidelines
there is rarely high reward without high risk
knowing when to walk away from a winning position is a skill in itself
luck gives you a window. it's up to you to recognize it, seize it, and stay with it
take ownership beyond your job description
failure is data, not identity
you are going to be wrong and make mistakes. embrace them, learn from them, and recover
leave things better than you found them
knowing how to make yourself useful is a skill
your principles matter most when they cost you something
never let success, fame, fortune make you think you have nothing left to learn
turn frustration into creation
never let sunken cost cause you to persist through a bad decision
you have to believe in yourself
it's important to know if you truly do. you can say you do even when you don't
let your actions make the introduction
when it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump
protect your ability to think independently
the world does not owe you understanding
don't make long term sacrifices to your health
outcome is temporary, the journey is permanent
people are going to have their opinions. how you respond reveals your character more than anything
i demand more from myself than i demand from anyone else
you may get something by waiting, but only after those who are in motion claim their slice
who you are in private gets revealed when the pressure rises
never ask someone else to uphold a standard you aren't willing to uphold yourself.
winning matters, but how you conduct yourself while pursuing it matters too
leadership is something you demonstrate before it's something you are called.
respect is earned through actions, not demanded through status
take responsibility when things go wrong; share the credit when things go right.
preparation is a form of respect for the task and for the people depending on you
compete relentlessly, but always by the law
your only limitations are your own imagination and the laws of physics in this universe
ambition should ultimately produce something useful for other people
the future should be something you help create. not just something you merely wait to experience
i respect people who have tried, not matter how 'badly' they failed
your identity is what creates your achievements; not the other way around.
consensus != truth
consensus is what breeds truth
mastery is what gives you the freedom to be creative
protect your creative intelligence at all costs
do not become obsessed with doing things correctly that you lose the courage to do them differently.
be optimistic. the world will try to strip it from you
fame. money. power. these aren't what you crave. you crave freedom to do what you want. you crave freedom from your insecurities and doubts about yourself.
being unconventional is valuable only when you can explain why the conventional answer is wrong
'once you win the cup once, you feel like it's yours. you don't want to give it up' - jonathan toews
every single person is unique. therefore, everyone has an edge they can use to succeed
it may not be one skill. it often is a combination of skills
'you cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.' - steve jobs