GEORGE SHEEHAN

The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you.

You don't know if your idea is any good at the beginning. Neither does anyone else. And asking close friends never works as expected either. It’s not that they choose to be unhelpful...

Don't quit at Mile 20. At what mile do you suppose most runners quit a marathon? You might assume the answer is Mile 26. After all, that's when runners should be the most physically drained and exhausted. But you'd be wrong. Besides the first mile, the 26th is when the least amou...

You don't have to ignore all people, at all times, forever. No, other people’s feedback plays a very important role. 

But at beginning, maybe your idea will seem really “out there” to other people, even people you like and respect. So there’ll be a time in the begin...