Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make.

I travel all the time.

Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.

You say: "I'm a blue sky thinker." Investor thinks: "You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship."

A magnificent cause can overcome a prickly personality, but your ability to enchant people increases if they like you, so you should aspire to both. You’ll know that you’re likeable when you can communicate freely, casually, and comfortably with people.

The telephone operator has one of the biggest roles in creating your organization's image....indeed, many people may come into contact with no one except your operator.

The hard part is implementing the decision, not making it.