People retire to do what I do every day.

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.

Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders.

If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern: the more self-satisfied you are with your accomplishments, your past achievements, your 'right moves', the less you should be.

The best people know that there are two phases in every crisis: the one where you manage it and the other where you learn from it. To succeed you have to do both