Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives.

"Extra effort," in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns. There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it's taking on those you lead.

Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize.

When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, 'Do you know how to tell if you're doing the job?' As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: 'If you're up at 3 A.M. every night talking into a tape recorder and writing notes on scraps of paper, have a knot in your stomach and a rash on your skin, are losing sleep and losing touch with your wife and kids, have no appetite or sense of humor, and feel that everything might turn out wrong, then you're probably doing the job.'

90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.

The minute you step away from the negative people in your life you will instantly see the beauty in your horizon.

Commit yourself to something you have a passion for.