Be a collector of good ideas, but don't trust your memory. The best collecting place for all of the ideas and information that comes your way is your journal.

We are all affected by five things. But the most important thing that affects us is our dreams--our ability to see the future. But here's why we don't reach into the future. We're trapped either by regret of the past or the routine of the present. So make sure that the greatest pull on you is the pull of the future.

Some people you can afford to spend a few minutes with, but not a few hours.

It is how we feel about ourselves that provides the greatest reward from any activity. It is not what we get that makes us valuable, it is what we become in the process of doing that brings value into our lives.

Reasons come first. Answers come second

What kind of influence do you want to have? What kind of effect do you want to have on other people? Never mistake the power of influence.

Simply making consistent investments in our self-education and knowledge banks pays major dividends throughout our lives.