The respect of your team is more important than all the laurels in the world. Don’t put limitations on yourself, other people will do that for you. Don’t do it to yourself, don’t bet against yourself and take risks. NASA has this phrase that they like “failure is not an option,” but failure HAS to be an option, in art and in exploration. Because it’s a leap of faith. And no important endeavor that required innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks. In whatever you’re doing, failure is an option, but fear is not.
