If I'm setting up a new business I'll spend three or four months learning everything there is about that business, everything there is about that subject and then I will find good people to run it on a day-to-day basis, but whilst they're running it at least I know what they're talking about when they come back to me.

Early on in your career, find someone better than yourself to run the business on a day-to-day basis. Remove yourself, maybe even from the building, and from the nitty-gritty. That way, you're going to be able to see the bigger picture and think of new areas to go into.

What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together.

I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

Mentorship is key to unlocking each of our entrepreneurial spirits.

Anyone who makes an effort at whatever they hope to accomplish can, and will, seriously improve their chances of succeeding.