Your competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the connections you fail to build, the health you sacrifice along the path, your inability to generate ideas, the people around you who don’t support and love your efforts, and whatever god you curse for your bad luck.

Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much personal experience that it takes 1-3 years to transition from total scratch to making a living from home in any career you want.

Writing a book makes you an expert in the field. At the very least, when you hand someone a book you wrote, it's more impressive than handing a business card.

Everyone is different. We all suffer from the disease of being human. There are a thousand cures but no antidotes.

Luck is created by the prepared.

The big thing in life is to focus on providing more value to people than they expect. The rest comes then.

I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers.