A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers.

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.

If you have no destination, you'll never get there.

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

When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience winds up with the money and the person with the money winds up with the experience.

Laugh often. Starting your day with a good laugh, or at least a big smile, is as beneficial to your health as it is to your mood. Scientific studies at Northwestern University and Fordham University concluded that laughter benefits the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs. It relaxes tensions, changes attitude, and increases the body's natural painkillers. And it has no harmful side effects.