Real guts are nothing more than developing your inner voice to the point where it is louder and stronger than the voice of your fear.

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.

The difference between a calculated risk and rolling the dice can be expressed in one word: homework.

What separates the winners from the losers is that winners are able to handle problems and crises that they never imagined would occur. You hit the floor, but what counts is how fast you can get up and regroup. Failure is simply part of the equation.

Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.

You run a major risk when you assume that you alone have all the answers: You don't, and that's okay. You don't have to be afraid to admit there are certain things you either don't like to do or aren't any good at. You reach a goal by covering all your bases, and you cover all your bases by hiring good people.

Reality is the only place you can deal from. If you're still worrying about the way things should be, you haven't even approached the starting line.