The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.

Be tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn't scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I'd love to take you to lunch.

When people start serving together, they forgot about all their stress, [...] all their own problems. They start focusing on someone else's.

Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life - like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.

The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.

Giving feels good, but it's also good for the bottom line. Charity is a viable growth strategy for a lot of companies. Our customers get excited to be a part of what we're doing. If you ask anyone wearing Toms how they first heard about us, most won't mention an advertisement; they'll say a friend told them our story.

The more you give, the more you live.