Habits Are More Powerful Than Fears.

What Makes Someone An Artist? I Don't Think Is Has Anything To Do With A Paintbrush. There Are Painters Who Follow The Numbers, Or Paint Billboards, Or Work In A Small Village In China, Painting Reproductions. These Folks, While Swell People, Aren't Artists. On The Other Hand, Charlie Chaplin Was An Artist, Beyond A Doubt. So Is Jonathan Ive, Who Designed The Ipod. You Can Be An Artist Who Works With Oil Paints Or Marble, Sure. But There Are Artists Who Work With Numbers, Business Models, And Customer Conversations. Art Is About Intent And Communication, Not Substances.

Art Is A Human Act, A Generous Contribution, Something That Might Not Work, And It Is Intended To Change The Recipient For The Better, Often Causing A Connection To Happen.

Make A Decision. It Doesn't Have To Be A Wise Decision Or A Perfect One. Just Make One.

If You Are Deliberately Trying To Create A Future That Feels Safe, You Will Willfully Ignore The Future That Is Likely.

More Than Anything Else, I Think Prospects, Customers And Citizens Watch What You Do More Than They Listen To What You Say.