There is no rush. If we think intelligently about what we can achieve with our time, we can be relaxed, even lazy. In fact, being lazy - having plenty of time to think - may actually be a precondition for achieving a great deal.

Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many.

To be strategic is to concentrate on what is important, on those few objectives that can give us a comparative advantage, on what is important to us rather than others, and to plan and execute the resulting plan with determination and steadfastness.

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

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

What could you achieve that would make you proud, that no one else could do with the same ease?

The road to hell is paved with the pursuit of volume. Volume leads to marginal products, marginal customers, and greatly increased managerial complexity.