I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.

Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

Brick walls are there for reason. And once you get over them-- even if someone has practically had to throw you over-- it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.