The virtue of losing is we get used to the fact that competing and to lose doesn't kill you. It just makes you stronger. It just helps you get used to it.

Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.

I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in.

Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will listen. Tons of people talk about books they want to write. Far fewer are those who actually complete that vision. Don’t be a talker.

There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.

Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.

Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines.