I think in life the key thing is just to fight really hard to make sure something survives. If it looks like you've done everything you can to avoid failure, just move forward, move on and learn from it.

I have learnt so much over my 40 years of business which would have been valuable to me when I was younger.

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.

My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.

People do not mind people who try things and fail. If you're a good entrepreneur, you're not going to succeed in every single thing you try. You've got to try to succeed at more things than fail.

Be authentic and organic. It can't be forced or it won't work. And most importantly, have fun.

You don't have to be one of the Elders. You don't have to be well known. You just have to be determined to care about people. That's all it takes.