Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are.
The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong.
Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.
Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, ‘We don’t teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people.’ Wow! What a clever short cut.
We need to give thought, but we also need to take action. You need to dream without just being a dreamer.
Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.
Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.
Riches do not come by crossing your fingers and walking through the day hoping. Riches and wealth comes from well-laid plans.
Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.
How much should you earn? As much as you possibly can. It doesn’t matter whether you earn $10,000 a year or $100,000 a year as long as you’ve done the best you can.
The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.
It takes time to build a corporate work of art. It takes time to build a life. And it takes time to develop and grow. So give yourself, your enterprise, and your family the time they deserve and the time they require.
Don’t let the learning from your own experiences take too long. If you have been doing it wrong for the last ten years, I would suggest that’s long enough!
Don’t borrow someone else’s plan. Develop your own philosophy and it will lead you to unique places.
Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.
Learn to express, not impress.
If you talk to your children, you can help them keep their lives together. If you talk to them skillfully, you can help them to build future dreams.
Decision making can sometimes seem like inner civil war.