Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, 'Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master.'

Kids ought to have two bicycles, one to ride and one to rent.

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.

Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes.

Always leave people with a solution; the heaven if you do versus the hell if you don't. If you're really skillful you can put the person into the future solution. Shoaff used to say, 'Jim, I can see you now in your new clothes, in your new home, in your new car. I can see others walking up to you.' The Promise of the Future is an Awesome Force!

If you want to live a top shelf life then you need to stand on the books you have read. Never stop learning, never stop growing.

When the promise is clear, the price gets easy