Businesses get better only when the people in the business get better.

Abandoning who people think you are and becoming who you really are is a simple concept, but sometimes it is very hard to do. It isn't easy to give up others' ideas of who you are. Yet the key to success is to discover your uniqueness and to exploit it. Your authentic persona, either personal or corporate, is the key to your prosperity.

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.

Be the person others can count on to get things done

All talk is just that: talk. All the words written on these pages are just that: words. If you want things to get better, take action. Don't just talk about it. Don't just read and think about it. Do it.

The premise, to me, is the most important thing that you have to know going in. It's the problem as you see it. So I write down the problem as I see it. That is the premise for my book.

Your thoughts, your words, and your actions created the life you are living. You create your results—no one else.