The irony is that them telling you... to do the 'safe thing' is arguably the riskiest thing that they could be telling you to do... Following the dreams that somebody else has for you to play it safe in this one precious life... that's terrifying to me. Just fast-forward to the number one concern of the dying, which is that they lived the life that other people wanted rather than the one that they chose for themselves.

The things where there is a perfect blueprint for, like becoming a doctor, becoming an x-ray technician… these days, you can start to clone and copy that with software. When there’s no creativity present, and you can clone and copy it with software, you can automate it. And when you can automate it, the job goes away.

Life isn't about finding fulfillment and success; it's about creating it.

Just like that drip of water—if a drip of water hits a stone say 10 or 100 times, what happens? Nothing. If a drip of water falls on a stone enough, it will carve a hole straight through that stone. Small celebrations on a regular basis become incredibly powerful.

The only way that you can truly stand out is by acknowledging the uniqueness of your own experience and doubling down on that.

Creativity is not art. Creativity is the combining of any new thing to form something new and useful.

Remember when you wanted what you have now. There are few things in life that can make you feel better.

It is the riskiest time in human history to play it safe.

Momentum comes from recognizing say a handful of small wins ... Momentum begets motivation; motivation cultivates success and engagement; success and engagement provide a sense of fulfillment.

Creativity is something that's trained out of us rather than something that's given to some and not to others. Creativity is inside of every person.

When you have your eye on the 'X,' you're thinking that at some future point in time, 'I will be happy. I will be satisfied. I will be fulfilled. I will make it.' And you're not enjoying the journey at that point, and all we really have is the journey.

We can all look back at our life, or our career, or in a relationship, or a sport, or something and probably find some success, and yet, we are so quick to dismiss it, and that often leads to a dialogue inside our own head which I feel is unhealthy.

Creativity is not this whimsical, naive thing ... The most fundamental building block we have is the ability to make decisions that are in line with who we actually want to be and then manifest those in the world.

Choosing creativity, it's ultimately refusing to betray yourself.