I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.

Reading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me makes me want to figure things out.

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make me want to write.

It's about living in the moment and appreciating the smallest things. Surrounding yourself with the things that inspire you and letting go of the obsessions that want to take over your mind. It is a daily struggle sometimes and hard work but happiness begins with your own attitude and how you look at the world.

In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite familiar, such as 'Monitoring,' 'Scheduling,' and 'Convenience.' Some took me a lot of effort to identify, such as 'Thinking,' 'Identity,' and 'Clarity.'

Superstition is the irrational belief that an object or behavior has the power to influence an outcome, when there's no logical connection between them. Most of us aren't superstitious - but most of us are a 'littlestitious.'

Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity.