If you are active online or texting, there is a good chance I could look at what you do and know more about you than your family.

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is that we lie to ourselves. We don't step back and look at ourselves like a competitor would.

Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it.

What I do know, at least what I think I have learned from my experiences in business, is that when there is a rush for everyone to do the same thing, it becomes more difficult to do. Not easier. Harder.

Most people think money is the key to reducing risk. Prepartion is.

I still work hard to know my business. I'm continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I'm always selling. Always.

The same applies to the music and film industries. Until the heads of the labels start wanting to make money rather than creating controversy, tension, and excuses about why piracy is making the job so hard that no one could do it but them - and oh by the way, they need a raise to really focus in on the fight - the music industry is going to have a very tough time of it.