Start with a picture of your goal as already achieved in the future, and work back to the present. Imagine the steps that you would have taken to get from where you are now to where you want to be.

Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis.

Action orientation is the mark of the superior executive.

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

You cannot eat every tadpole and frog in the pond, but you can eat the biggest and ugliest one, and that will be enough, at least for the time being.

You have to set big goals for yourself. And you have to put aside all the negativity in your life that tells you that if you came from a certain education or a certain family background that you can't achieve big goals. That's one of the things that America has.

Your ability to work with others on a complex task is a critical skill for advancement at work.