success

I am willing to take as much time as needed between projects to find my next thing. But I always want it to be a project that, if successful, will make the rest of my career look like a footnote.

the metrics, outward success, markers of “making it”, numbers, likes, popularity, visibility, praise or criticism or being ignored, awards, highlights, or trajectory that might come from what we make don’t matter much if we aren’t enjoying the process of making what we make.

Absolute success is luck. Relative success is choices and habits.

The funny thing about coming up with your own definition of success is it becomes easier to make decisions.

Focus is a force multiplier on work.

Almost everyone I’ve ever met would be well-served by spending more time thinking about what to focus on. It is much more important to work on the right thing than it is to work many hours. Most people waste most of their time on stuff that doesn’t matter.

Once you have figured out what to do, be unstoppable about... See more

Life is a photograph where the circumstances fall short of ideal and the results are absolute. However, within the flawed photo, there is beauty in finality. It is humbling to relinquish control of the work to limitations. It is freeing to accept the outcome. There is a magic in letting chance and kismet fill the cracks where your diligence and amb... See more

There’s a difference between success that’s just an endless pursuit and success that actually enhances your life and that you allow yourself to appreciate and enjoy

A measure of success tied to a feeling rather than a number feels enlivening precisely because it’s about what makes you come alive rather than what you think people will want.