if I wanted to get closer to right, it had to feel wrong.

“The achievement is in the growing.”

we need to look inside ourselves for hidden reserves of confidence and know-how. But it’s actually in turning outward to harness resources with and for others that we discover—and develop—our hidden potential. When the odds are against us, focusing beyond ourselves is what launches us off the ground.

What’s the one thing I can do better?

Research indicates that one of the best ways to gauge the value of other people’s judgments is to look for convergence between them.

Feeling abandoned left him with something to prove.

We become prepared by taking the leap anyway.

These days, Twyla Tharp isn’t content to leave her fate in the hands of critics with coal-black little hearts. After she launches a new project, she invites a small group of people to review her work in progress. They help her spot and solve the problems she’s too close to see.

We need to focus less on starting points and more on distance traveled.