Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be. – Roger von Oech
Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them. – Roger von Oech
Everyone has a ‘risk muscle.’ You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don’t, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day. – Roger von Oech
If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered. – Roger von Oech
It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date. – Roger von Oech
Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process. – Roger von Oech
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. – Roger von Oech
