Authenticity — the unvarnished presentation of truth - Keith Ferrazzi

The idea that you can and should hack serendipity is a central theme of the book The Power of Pull, by John Hagel, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison.

We have a tendency to romanticize independence and see autonomy as a virtue. In my experience, such a view is a career killer. Autonomy is a life vest made out of sand. Independent people who do not have the skills to think and act interdependently may still be good individual producers, but they won’t be seen as good leaders or team players.

Uncertainty is where new value is created. Everything you want in life is on the other side of all your excuses for not trying.