Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of change, and in the new direction that change sets will reveal your own inner core of steel.

You're never too young or too old to make your own kind of mark in your own kind of time. You're never the wrong age to release the power within you to create the life you deserve.

Nine times out of ten you take the first step in creating your own universe by picking up the phone.

In the end, raising money is basically a matter of going out there and asking. There are no shortcuts.

Cash is cold comfort under these circumstances. But make no mistake about it; It is some comfort.

Never hesitate to show your own staff that you need help. They need to be reminded how important they are to the process. In life and in business, we rely on each other to be responsible for individual tasks that benefit everyone. People sometimes forget how much interdependence there really is in a successful business. Learn the art of asking for help to empower and motivate others, and you will have learned a very powerful management strategy.

It's a given that if you start your own business, you're going to be (1) in control of your destiny, and (2) real busy.