Everything is a tradeoff. Everywhere you leave, you leave some good things. The more successful you are, the harder it is to make tradeoffs. That's why some people become successful and then become flat. Be willing to give up income for potential, for opportunity.

The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business.

I do a lot of conferences, a lot of leadership training. For about six or seven years I've been making this statement - every time I make it, I can see people just kind of - it's just one of those light bulb moments.

If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.

Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others.

Don't hide bad news. With multiple information channels available, bad news always becomes known. Be candid right from the start.

Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending.