The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me.

Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge.

Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.

It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.

Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.

Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids