Too many people try to do the new job, new spouse, new house, new car thing in 18 months. That's a good way to end up broke. We've got to resist the temptation to catch up with our parents in 18 months. Slow down. You have the rest of your life to play catch up. After all, it's just stuff.

More wealth doesn't fix your life. More wealth makes you more of what you already are.

Leadership responsibility: If you own a biz, you're the head of the org. Good or bad, your company will LOOK and ACT like you do.

Good things that cannot be calculated or quantified are set in motion in your life and in your finances when you give.

I'm a Christian. Years ago, I went broke, so I decided to run every part of my life according to the Bible. It sounds hokey, but it works. You run your marriage that way, and it works. It will work with business, too, and finances. Treat people like you want to be treated.

Where you are today is the sum of every choice you've ever made. If you don't like where you are, start making different choices!

We live in a culture full of hares; but the tortoise always wins.