I've had to create companies that I believe in 100%. These are companies I feel will make a genuine difference. Then I have to be willing to find the time myself to talk about them, promote them and market them. I don't want to spend my life doing something that I'm not proud of.

No failure means no risk, which means nothing new

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.

It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!

When you are starting a business or going down any challenging endeavor, you are bound to encounter challenges. You are going to hit many roadblocks and obstacles. These are obstacles that would make any sane person want to throw in the towel and quit. If you want your business to succeed, you can’t do that (duh).

My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.

Only a fool never changes his mind.