Three keys to improvement: 1. Do you start quickly? 2. Do you learn from your mistakes quickly? 3. Do you stay in the game and keep trying? - James Clear

A brief guide to leadership:

• Always know the answer to, "What are we optimizing for?"
• Recruit. Recruit. Recruit.
• Never ask someone to do something you aren't willing to do yourself.
• Give away the credit. Take the blame.

Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results:

• Cheerful. You are pleasant to work with and generally raise the level of energy in the room.
• Accountable. You feel personally responsible for what you want to accomplish. It is not someone else's job. It's your job.
• Adaptable. You can find alternate paths to success. You don't need things to be a certain way to be happy.

Being specific about what you want and how you will achieve it helps you say no to things that derail progress, distract your attention, and pull you off course