Most of us will be regarded or defined by the actions we take, not the thoughts we have. And that’s where you have to take the leap of courage to get out of meditative mode and snap into action mode. Don’t hold yourself back because of the qualities or resources you need but don’t have. If you hop into doing mode and start rolling, you’ll find ways

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Take, for example, the ambition to “make your venture-backed startup profitable”: to develop, market, and distribute a product or service that’s never existed before, in a form that’s valuable and accessible enough for large numbers of people to want to pay you for it, in sufficient quantity that your revenue consistently exceeds your costs.

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When we pursue optionality, we avoid bold decisions. Like anything meaningful, venturing into the unknown is an act of faith. It demands responsibility. You‘ll have to take a stand, trust your decision, and ignore the taunts of outside dissent. But a life without conviction is a life controlled by the futile winds of fashion. Or worse, the hollow e... See more

Deciding to be action-oriented, even in the face of uncertainty, is a superpower that is accessible to almost everyone. A willingness to simply say “I see this problem and I am going to take personal responsibility for doing something about it” is incredibly powerful.