Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.

Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.

People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.

The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.

My mother's genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.

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.