Succeeding in business is all about making connections

Confidence breeds confidence and negativity breeds negativity. Treat those around you with respect and dignity and they will thrive.

A little humour is good for the soul - regardless of how old you may be.

I set up this magazine called Student when I was 16, and I didn't do it to make money - I did it because I wanted to edit a magazine. There wasn't a national magazine run by students, for students. I didn't like the way I was being taught at school. I didn't like what was going on in the world, and I wanted to put it right.

Set impossible challenges. Then catch up with them.

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.

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