Most ideas are born and lost in isolation.
Self-leadership is about awareness, tolerance , and not letting your own natural tendencies limit your potential.
When a lot of people are calling you crazy: you're either crazy, or you're onto something.
Ideas are worthless if you can’t make them happen.
Discovery hapens in the overlap of difference communities... in the clashes of difference.
You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.