30 Days of Genius- Adrian Grenier

For the last time, Adrian's words are in bold. My personal comments are in italics.

• Giving people the truth is a form of power
• Pure honesty builds a trust that is powerful. People follow honesty more than they would ever be loyal to mistrust.
• The journey is the purpose. There is no bell to ring at the top
• Lionel Richie. 'Nuff said. 
• Institutional learning limits learning to the institution 
• Learning withing the confines of an institution- like a school or university- means learning only happens within the constraints of that institution. Which isn't a bad thing, if you have the friends and colleagues to make that institution as expansive as possible. 
• But learning should always be happening, with no constraints. The benefit of not going to university or of purposefully expanding your learning beyond it is that you begin to learn from many different people.
• How do you make it in the movie industry? You have an iPhone. Go out and make something
• To end this series on anything but a metaphor would be wrong. We have all the tools we need in life. Any one who says otherwise is looking for an excuse. Film? iPhone. Entrepreneurship? Squarespace. Chefdom? A pan and some salt. Travel blogger? A car and safari.
• We can do whatever we want to do. Leave the excuses at home, and get after it.