It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That's the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

Yes. And release prisoners who are incarcerated for pot.

Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.

Make sure you are the boss. I don't think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization.

Once you are prepared and you think you have every angle of preparation covered, you have to go for it.

All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

I'm a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not.