I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.

Reward the behavior you want repeated.

I think one of the mistakes typically with authors is they have written more books than they've read.

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.

You can’t step up to the next level as long as you keep one foot on the lower level.

As your employer, if I see that you have to work hard to get your results, yet your coworkers achieve their results with little effort, don't be surprised if I'm not all that impressed with your hard work.

I have discovered that enemies will buy your books as much as your fans buy your books because they're looking for something new to hate you for.