ADLAI STEVENSON

Instead of learning from the best in the world, most would take advice from my peers. From people at networking events. People who were mediocre at best.

The moment you stop listening to advice from people who weren’t successful, you start making more progress.

Creative people are ones who are willing and able to metaphorically buy low and sell high in the realm of ideas.
The creative individual persists in the face of this resistance, and eventually sells high, moving on to the next new, or unpopular, idea.

Marie Kondo’s decluttering philosophy, which became a rage, invited critics to label her as someone who has an anti-capitalist agenda that can cripple the economy. 

She was also labeled as someone who only appeals to the rich. This unwanted attention resulted in even more business oppor...