The artist must be a philosopher and a poet.
we all have a great need for acceptance. But you must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own, even though others may think them odd or unpopular, even though the herd may go“That's bad.”
There are other reasons --There are other reasons why it's perhaps harder now to feel calm than ever before. One of these, and it's paradoxical, because it's linked to something that's rather nice, is the hope we all have for our careers. Never before have expectations been so high about what human beings can achieve with their life span.
I think if you're an entrepreneur, the most important thing is to focus on your customers, your product, your team, and not on your competition.