Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you, just measure it in inches.” — Andy Warhol - Tim Ferriss

Lacking an external focus, the mind turns inward on itself and creates problems to solve, even if the problems are undefined or unimportant. If you find a focus, an ambitious goal that seems impossible and forces you to grow, these doubts disappear.

Make your peace with the fact that saying ‘no’ often requires trading popularity for respect.” — Greg McKeown, Essentialism

You must want to be a butterfly so badly, you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.