A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.

Everything in life is a checklist, whether it's building a birdhouse or building a kitchen. If you don't have a checklist, you're much more likely to forget something.

The more people you contact, the higher your sales will be because of the law of probabilities.

I began writing books after speaking for several years and I realize that when you have a written book people think that you're smarter than you really are if I can joke. But it's interesting. People will buy your book and hire you without reading the book just because you have a book and you have a book on a subject that they think is of interest to themselves or e to their company.

Success comes to those who are willing to launch toward their goals with no guarantees of success - and persist when there is every reason to give up.

As a business owner or manager, you know that hiring the wrong person is the most costly mistake you can make.

The more you work, study and develop your ability to contribute more to the lives and well-being of others, the better life you will have in all areas.