It’s more about a five- or ten- or fifteen-year process where you start finding your voice, and finally you begin to realize that the safest thing yo… - Seth Godin

begin to realize that the safest thing you can do feels risky and the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe.

Heretics must believe. More than anyone else in an organization, it's the person who's challenging the status quo, the one who is daring to be great, who is truly present and not just punching a clock who must have confidence in her beliefs.
Can you imagine Steve Jobs showing up for the paycheck? It's nice to get paid. It's essential to believe.

The thing is, incremental daily progress (negative or positive) is what actually causes transformation. A figurative drip, drip, drip. Showing up, every single day, gaining in strength, organizing for the long haul, building connection, laying track — this subtle but difficult work is how culture changes.

Abundance is possible, but only if we can imagine it and then embrace it.