Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You

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The Game of Now may not always lead to success. But the opposite of success isn’t failure; it’s boredom. So let’s play this game together. Let’s fight for the ideas that make us come alive and inspire good people to join us in the game. Let’s experience moments that we’ll cherish forever, even when it hurts. Because you are ready.

when you get dismissed, there is always another room.

we need good people to stop playing the Game of Someday and start playing the Game of Now. That begins with you.

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”

with a quick exercise. I’ll say, “Stand up if you have a creative idea. Anything new—it can be simple or groundbreaking. It can be an idea for a new product, a new process…anything you think might make a meaningful difference.” Within a few moments, almost everyone is standing. Then I’ll ask people to remain standing “if you have not shared that id

Every backable person I’ve met, at some point in their career, learns to play the Game of Now.

there are two types of people in this world. There are those who play the Game of Someday and those who play the Game of Now.

The further you go down your “then what?” list, the more closely you can take a look at the fear behind the fear—and untangle thoughts that simply don’t belong.