Brian Sholis

- “The desire to invert a structure of injustice—to inflict on those we take to be the bearers of privilege the disregard they have inflicted on others—is one I very much understand, one I feel in myself. But it is always ethically suspect to speak of any human experience as irrelevant to our common human experience; it is always, let me go... See more

- “It’s striking to think that the past has weight not just because it influences the future but because it has its own intrinsic value.”

* “The most impactful mitigation strategy is to accept that lossiness exists.”

- "deprioritizing ethical business practices directly undermines stability, profitability and growth"

- " To defend our right to listen to one another, we must sometimes strain to hear voices that the powerful would drown out. "

- "At their core, Expansive Brands are about doing good by being good."

* “Growth takes twice as long as you think and is twice as hard. The biggest advantage you can give yourself is to devote as much of your energy, resources and focus to the actual content itself rather than the sugar high of piling up big follower and subscriber numbers that are likely more quantity than quality.”

1. Your career is not your life2. Explore, then exploit3. Don't do the job you want to tell other people you do. Do the job you want to do.4. Be ruthlessly honest with yourself about what you value—and how much professional success matters to you5. Flow comes from voluntary, difficult, worthwhile work