Leading Is A Skill, Not A Gift.

When You Walk Around Braced For Impact, You're Dramatically Decreasing Your Chances. Your Chances To Avoid The Outcome You Fear, Your Chances To Make A Difference, And Your Chances To Breathe And Connect.

The Librarian Isn't A Clerk Who Happens To Work In A Library. A Librarian Is A Data Hound, A Guide, A Sherpa And A Teacher. The Librarian Is The Interface Between Reams Of Data And The Untrained But Motivated User.

Art Isn't Only A Painting; It's Anything That Changes Someone For The Better, Any Nonanonymous Interaction That Leads To A Human (not Simply A Commercial) Conclusion.

The Only Way To Get What You're Worth Is To Stand Out, To Exert Emotional Labor, To Be Seen As Indispensable, And To Produce Interactions That Organizations And People Care Deeply About.

Art Is The Act Of Doing Work That Matters While Dancing With The Voice In Your Head That Screams For You To Stop.