From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you don't. Establishing priorities and using your time well aren't things you can pick up at the Harvard Business School. Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

MBAs know everything but understand nothing.

I've got to get stop getting fired like this. People will start to think I'm a drifter.

If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness.

That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?

Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn't sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself.

When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.