You need to earn the right to promote.

Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players; B players hire C players; and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.

Social media allows me to pick my times for social interaction.

Twitter, Facebook, Google + are the trifecta of marketing for authors (and bloggers).

The first good reason to write a book is to add value to people’s lives.

While we're living, we need to get over ourselves and accept others if we want to enchant people.

Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.