It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage

A start-up may begin with one person’s idea, but it can expand past the idea phase only with the help of other people.

I pattern match for grit, determination, and tenacity, and they can come in a whole range of different guises.

No matter how you make a living or what your skill set is, you have to know what value you bring, place a price on your time and talent, and then accept nothing less.

This is your time; we’re in the era of podcasts, of self-publishing, of blogs and social media. You can tweet or use your Instagram account for more intentional and purposeful content.

You must become not just valuable but undeniably invaluable. And the way to do that is through having more knowledge about your corner of the world than anyone else.

Innovation comes from having the courage to be different and to do things differently.

Being so deeply truly yourself, as a nonnegotiable, is the answer to everything.

There is nothing wrong with being privileged, as long as you use your privilege to help others who lack it.

I have always felt a little bit like the odd person out in any given room. Sometimes it’s because of my race, my gender, or my sexual orientation. Other times it’s because of my thoughts on philosophy, religion, and spirituality. Or sometimes it’s because I have an odd sense of humor or because I have a “strange” way of viewing things.

You can do it. You deserve to be backstage, on stage, and in the front row. And once you make it there, don’t forget to let someone shorter stand in front of you.