Kyle Steinike

It almost always seems expensive to act with the long term in mind, which is why so few people do it.

When we lack real problems, we create imaginary ones; when we lack meaningful work, we perfect the unimportant.

“Optimism early, pessimism in the middle, optimism late.

Your starting position has to be somewhat optimistic or you’ll talk yourself out of getting started. Believing in what you are about to do does not guarantee success, but a lack of belief can prevent it.

Once you’ve committed, pessimism becomes useful. Question things. Find holes in your plan.... See more

“A simple recipe for finding opportunities:

1. Be pleasant


2. Ask questions


3. Engage daily

It’s hard for a warm and pleasant person who is asking a lot of questions and engaging in their industry daily to not come across interesting opportunities.”

It’s a truism that you always want to hire folks with very high standards, but I’ve seen a staggering number of folks fail in an organization primarily because they want to hold others to a higher standard than their organization’s management is willing to enforce.