Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life.

I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links.

A man wants to walk across the land, but the earth is covered with thorns. He has two options - one is to pave his road, to tame all of nature into compliance. The other is to make sandals. Making sandals is the internal solution...it does not base success on a submissive world or overpowering force, but on intelligent preparation and cultivated resilience.

In chess you might find a good move. Then you might find a better move. But take your time. Find the best move.

It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set.

One of the main focuses of my training sessions is to help individuals find their unique voices in the learning process. We all have our strengths, our weaknesses, our styles of learning, our personalities. Developing introspective sensitivity to these issues is critical to long-term success.

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential.