Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
Larry PageRead
Always deliver more than expected.
Interpretation
Exceeding expectations leads to greater achievement and satisfaction.
This quote emphasizes the importance of going beyond what is anticipated in any endeavor, whether in business or personal life. By consistently delivering more than expected, one can create a positive reputation, build trust, and achieve greater success, which can lead to more opportunities and rewards in the long run.
In practice
In a business meeting to emphasize the importance of customer service.
Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
Technology should do the hard work, so you can get on and live your life. We're only at one percent of what's possible, and we're moving slow relative to the opportunity we have.
Lots of companies donβt succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future. I try to focus on that: What is the future really going to be? And how do we create it? And how do we power our organization to really focus on that and really drive it at a high rate? When I was working on Android, I felt guilty. It wasnβt what we were working on, it was a start-up, and I felt guilty. That was stupid! It was the future.
You don't need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.
I like going to Burning Man, for example. An environment where people can try new things. I think as technologists we should have some safe places where we can try out new things and figure out the effect on society. What's the effect on people, without having to deploy it to the whole world.
Excellence matters, and technology advances so fast that the potential for improvement is tremendous. So, since becoming CEO again, I've pushed hard to increase our velocity, improve our execution, and focus on the big bets that will make a difference in the world.
Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.
To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer - not just a one-article or a one-story or a one-book man.
I've made peace with the fact that the World Cup will not define me. Yes, it would be nice to add that to what's been a very enjoyable career, but I know it won't define me as a person or cricketer.
When you want success as badly as you want the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret of success.
I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life up until then.
You enhance your chances for success when you understand that your yearning power is more important than your earning power
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