Reject The Tyranny Of Picked. Pick Yourself.

Rehearsing Failure Is Simply A Bad Habit, Not A Productive Use Of Your Time. When You Choose To Visualize The Path That Works, You're More Likely To Shore It Up And Create An Environment Where It Can Take Place.

Canoeing Was Hard And Scary, And The Wind Could Blow You Across The Lake If You Did It Wrong. After A Year Of Not Doing It Right, I Could Talk To People And Get Them To Sit Up Straight, Take Different Kinds Of Chances, To Breathe Differently, To Engage In The Moment In The Boat. And I Changed Them, And I Changed Me In The Process.

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

If Failure Is Not An Option, Then Neither Is Success.

The Easiest Way To Thrive As An Outlier Is To Avoid Being One. At Least Among Your Most Treasured Peers. Surround Yourself With People In At Least As Much Of A Hurry, At Least As Inquisitive, At Least As Focused As You Are.