It is called working your ass off. The difference is what you are willing to sacrifice. For every writer who wants balance in their life, there is a guy like me who gives up a lot to make their dreams come true. There is always going to be someone out there that knows they have to compensate for maybe having less talent with harder work and preparation.

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me

The reason I do Shark Tank isn't to try take make more money of the deals, even though every deal I want to make money off of and even more so I want the entrepreneurs to be very successful and make money, but Shark Tank sends a message to everybody that the American Dream is alive and well.

Sometimes you buy the horse, sometimes you invest in the jockey. It really comes down to the actual business and the upside.

If you really want to know where your destiny lies, look at where you apply your time.

Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.

I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.