I remember for my 18th birthday, I was going to get a tattoo, and I made the mistake of thinking I was a man and telling my father, and he was like, 'Oh yeah? You better tattoo a new address on your arm, because you're not living here!' And that was the end of that discussion.
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
It's hilarious to me that by writing an obscene fake children's book I am mistaken for a parenting expert.
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
Keep your eyes open. Make mistakes - because you will anyway - and remember that small stuff stinks but that it's also essential.
Start-ups often die in the first 18 to 24 months because of formative mistakes, like choosing a bad co-founder or the wrong corporate entity or an inappropriate platform. Ninety percent of the companies the Founder Institute has created are alive because we've helped them avoid those mistakes.
I'm hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I've made or the opportunities I've had, or for the decisions I've made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot of different places, but to stay in one place for most of my career.
Every time you feel entitled, you're making a mistake.
