Most people don't know why they're doing what they're doing. They imitate others, go with the flow, and follow paths without making their own. - Derek Sivers

The problem is taking any one person’s advice too seriously. Ideally, asking advice should be like echolocation. Bounce ideas off of all of your surroundings, and listen to all the echoes to get the whole picture.

Bad has more power.
Insults affect you more than compliments.
Injuries affect you more than back rubs.
Poison affects you more than medicine.
A great relationship or reputation built over years can be destroyed by one bad deed.
An otherwise perfect meal can be wrecked by one cockroach on the plate.

The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.