patience

The founder of Pinterest on what surprised him the most when starting a company In the clip below, Ben Silbermann shares what surprised him the most in starting a company after reading about overnight startup successes like Facebook and Instagram: “It can take a really, really… Show more

I’m interested in the relationship between time and understanding. Some things I’ve learned in a split second: via embarrassment or deep regret for an impulsive mistake I made, or an epiphany surfaced at a lecture or in the middle of reading. Other things have taken me a long time

The way of the tourist is to consume; the way of the pilgrim is to be consumed. To the tourist the journey is a means. The pilgrim understands that it is both a means and an end in itself. The tourist and the pilgrim experience time differently. For the former, time is the foe that gives consumption its urgency. For the latter, time is a gift in... See more

Don’t give up easily . Stick with it. Stick with it not forever, but really give it a chance to get where you’re going.

How many people have that kind of patience, persistence, and confidence?