1. You will be alone, at least in the beginning.
  2. The beginning will last for a long time.
  3. Doing too much at once will burn you out.
  4. You will have to do everything in the beginning (refer to points 1 & 2).
  5. Your vision will set you free.
  6. Your vision will be a burden.
  7. You will love your project.
  8. You will hate your project.
  9. You will wish you never began.
  10. You do this if you are in for the process.
  11. Change is imperceptibly slow.
  12. Change is hard.
  13. Change is demanding—you will have to give it your all, and then some.
  14. Change tests if your intentions are real.
  15. It is okay to start from scratch multiple times.
  16. You will have no choice but to start from scratch multiple times.
  17. Sometimes, it is not what you do that is the problem—it is the circumstances.
  18. Sometimes, it is what you do that is the problem.
  19. Sometimes, doing nothing is the best thing you can do.
  20. People will come and go; you have to stick to your values.
  21. You should challenge your values once in a while.
  22. You will learn from places you least expect to learn from.
  23. Some “learning opportunities” will turn out to be a waste of time.
  24. You will not be able to apply everything you learn immediately.
  25. People are assholes.
  26. People are incredible.
  27. Mentors are important so you don’t feel like you are going crazy.
  28. You will go crazy.
  29. You have to be a little crazy.
  30. You will probably not change anything.