Happiness is temporary and fleeting. ... Joy is the right goal.

You know you're ready to write a book when you have a feeling that you should do it, no matter what anybody says. It's like falling in love or starting a company. When you're still wondering if you should get married or you're still wondering whether you should start a company that might be not the right person or the right idea. And writing is the same way. When you've locked on to the topic, you'll just write it.

The hardest thing about getting started, is getting started.

What you learn in school is the opposite of what happens in the real world. In school, you're always worried about minimums. You have to reach 20 pages or you have to have so many slides or whatever. Then you get out in the real world and you think, 'I have to have a minimum of 20 pages and 50 slides.

Don’t be discouraged by the size of your network – inspire one person and you are doing good.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

You have to sit by the side of a river a very long time before a roast duck will fly into your mouth.