Die Empty Quotes

“Action defines reality,”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Blow People Away.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“follow your passion”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“small battles, when properly defined, eventually lead to victory.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Failure is never the ultimate goal;”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“the love of comfort is frequently the enemy of greatness”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“seeds of tomorrow’s brilliance are planted in the soil of today’s activity.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“life happens while you’re busy making other plans.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Choose to die empty.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Emptying yourself of your best work isn’t just about checking off tasks on your to-do list; it’s about making steady, critical progress each day on the projects that matter, in all areas of life. Embracing work with this mind-set will not only increase your chances of tackling your goals, but will also make it all more gratifying.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“build a remarkable body of work you must commit to doing the right thing even when it’s uncomfortable and to emptying yourself every day rather than deferring action.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“have learned that there are no clear rules for success, but I believe there is enough evidence to make this claim: a person who intentionally structures work and life around what matters most to them will find a greater degree of gratification and will ultimately produce better results than those who don’t.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“The love of comfort is often the enemy of greatness”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“The cost of inaction is vast. Don’t go to your grave with your best work inside you. Choose to die empty.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“You cannot function solely out of a desire to be recognized for what you do. You may be rewarded with accolades and riches for your work. You may also labor in obscurity doing brilliant work your entire life. More likely, you’ll fall somewhere in the middle. There is an overemphasis on celebrity and recognition in our culture, and it will eventually be the death of us. Cultivating a love of the process is the key to making a lasting contribution.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“You have a responsibility to leverage your passions, skills, and experiences to make a contribution to the world. You also need to make sure that you are delivering on your expectations and honoring the people who are paying you to produce results.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“You’ve probably heard “No one ever lay on their deathbed wishing for another day of work.” I think this saying is wrong, and perhaps a little dangerous because of what it implies. First, I believe a great many people do regret not having treated their life with more purpose, and would give anything to have one more chance to approach it with the kind of intention and conviction that imminent death makes palpable. They know that they consistently ignored small twinges of intuition, inspiration, and insight. They recall how they cowered away from risk in favor of comfort. They spent their days regretting their past decisions rather than taking aggressive steps to redirect their life in a more hopeful direction.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“it means that to build a remarkable body of work you must commit to doing the right thing even when it’s uncomfortable and to emptying yourself every day rather than deferring action.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“The good news is that we all have the ability to shun mediocrity and can instead live and work by design.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“If people know they can say things in the open, it removes the felt need to say them behind closed doors.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“to define your next steps. Instead, you must stay diligent and alert and plot your own course.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“My track record demonstrates competence” vs. “My track record demonstrates invulnerability”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“purpose paralysis” (fear of getting it wrong)”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“the comfort of what’s known wins out over the discomfort of uncertainty.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing,” Godin writes.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Opportunity abounds for those who are willing to step into the heart of uncertainty,”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“As you read, pay close attention to the attributes they exhibit that you would like to emulate in your own life. Try to be as specific as possible and avoid vague concepts and generalities. For example, instead of “courageous,” think “willing to stand against the masses.” Instead of “creative,” think “willing to ask counterintuitive questions.” These are actionable qualities rather than vague personality traits. Make a list of people you admire, and commit to reading at least four biographies per year as a way to explore their lives and glean traits you’d like to emulate in your own life. Take note of key moments in their lives, and think about how you would have responded in a similar situation. Consider similar circumstances you’ve encountered in your own life, and think about how you can apply what you’ve learned from the lives of your heroes to your own work.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

“Another way to explore qualities and attributes you’d like to imitate is to read the biographies of people you admire. Get to know their lives, the decisions they made, and the obstacles they had to overcome on the road to success.”
― Todd Henry, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day