Layoffs destroy morale of the employees which are left. Unless they are done right.

The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.

The fear of conflict is almost always a sign of problems.

Continually learn, unlearn and relearn.

The better you know yourself, the less susceptible you are to the distortions of people with immature motivations.

So it is very important that the founder gets a signed agreement from his employer that states clearly that what the founder makes belongs to the founder. If not, the founder should leave his job asap.

Focus on Inner Transformation.

Being a leader requires: Accept uncertainty and take bold risks.

I care more about my wife’s happiness than I do about my own.

And what’s true of the state of civilisation is equally true of your life: it was always already the case that you would never experience a life of perfect accomplishment or security.