A Good Mentor Never Tramples on Big Dreams

When someone gives you an idea, try to wait just 24 seconds before criticizing it. If you can do that, wait 24 minutes. Then if you become a Zen master of optimism, you could wait a day, and spend that time thinking about why something actually might work.

By ADAM BRYANT

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/business/tony-tjan-of-cue-ball-on-accepting-new-ideas.html