Excellence comes from sucking. Then doing it again. Trying to suck less. Still sucking. But doing a little better. Then trying again. And you keep trying until there’s nothing that sucks about what you do at all. Then you’ll be “good.” And people will ask u how it came easy.

If you feel lost, the solution is counterintuitive. Throw yourself into the unknown and become even more lost. Move locations. Read new books. Upskill for a new job. Force yourself into a place where you CAN gain clarity and interest. Then, discover your way out.

Se il picchio batte il becco venti volte su un migliaio di alberi diversi, si mantiene indaffarato, ma non arriva da nessuna parte. Se invece lo batte ventimila volte sullo stesso albero, riesce a procurarsi una buona cena. S.G.

Mediocre CEOs tolerate mediocre teams. If you have a mediocre team, guess what that says about you… You are what you tolerate.