In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.

If someone doesn't fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you're holding them back from excelling elsewhere.

I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.

The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don't build 'wiggle room' into the asking price. There's a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

If you want to be noticed, dress the part.