“History can't give attention to what's been lost, hidden, or deliberately buried; it is mostly a telling of success, not the partial failures that enabled success.” GivingLostAttentionCreativityInnovationBuried Book:The Myths of Innovation Source: The Myths of Innovation
“When I'm the speaker, I know that special moment [just before speaking] is the only time I will have the entire audience's full attention. Unless an alien spaceship crash-lands on stage midway through the talk, the silence before I begin is the most powerful moment I have. What defines how well I'll do starts with how I use the power of that moment.” KnowsWellsMomentsUsePowerfulAttentionSilenceAudienceLandSpecialStageAliensMost PowerfulThat MomentSpeakersCrashSilence IsOnly TimeSpaceshipsMidwaySpecial Moments Author:Scott Berkun