Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?

When you are making a decision about how best to serve your customers, your own experience is often a better guide than a more sophisticated analysis of the market.

By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part.

Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.

What's the most critical factor in any business decision you'll ever have to make? Basically, it boils down to this question: If this all crashes, will it bring the whole house tumbling down like a pack of cards? One business matra remains embedded in my brain - protect the downside.

Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change.

At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true to yourself, to your values in life. Your dreams.