There are no shortcuts. NONE.

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

It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.

I'm the type that thinks if you don't learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it.

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

If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.

Everyone tells you how they are going to be "special", but few do the work to get there. Do the work.