Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined.

Most of us don't work out what we want. And most of us end up with lopsided lives as a result.

Instead of expending time to train yourself not to be afraid of snakes, avoid them altogether.

The key is to work out the few things that are really important, and the few methods that will give us what we really want.

Make the choice that you want to be happy. You owe it to yourself and you owe it to other people too.

Use all the willpower at your disposal to make yourself happy. Construct the right stories about yourself - and believe them!

Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk.