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

It was the first follower that transformed the lone nut into a leader.

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.

A rule of capitalism: whoever takes the most financial risk gets the rewards.

You have a goal you’ve been putting off. You want to do it someday. You’ve been meaning to take real action on it, but could use more motivation. Let it go. It’s a bad goal. If it was a great goal, you would have jumped into action already. You wouldn’t wait. Nothing would stop you.