If It Scares You, It Might Be

Leaders Have Followers, Managers Have Employees. Managers Make Widgets, Leaders Make Change.

If You Can Influence The Outcome, Do The Work. If You Can't Influence The Outcome, Ignore The Possibility. It's Merely A Distraction.

Most People With A Big Idea, Great Talent And/or Something To Say Don't Get Lucky At First. Or Second. Or Even Third. It's So Easy To Conclude That If You're Not Lucky, You're Not Good. So Persistence Becomes An Essential Element Of Good, Because Without Persistence, You Never Get A Chance To Get Lucky.

I Don't Like Offending People, And It's Easy To Offend People When You Don't Know As Much As They Do. This Group Knows More About What It Takes To Lead In This Way Than I Ever Will. My Goal Is To Push People, But I Need To Do It From A Place Of Respect.

How Often Do Our Heroes Stand Still? It's Hard To Imagine Spock And Kirk Landing On A Planet And Just Relaxing For A Month Or Two. Just Hanging Out Has Nothing To Do With Boldly Going Where No One Has Gone Before. What Makes Us Different From Every Other Creature Is That We Go Places, Places We've Not Gone Before. We Do It Willingly, And Often. What Makes Our Work And Our Life Interesting Is Discovery, Surprise, And The Risk Of Exploration.