Build your life around 5 key priorities: The Big 5. Any more and you'll suffer from Broken Focus Syndrome.

What makes success is not your genius idea, but the execution and follow-through around it

Aging only happens to people who lose their lust for getting better and disconnect from their natural base of curiosity.

Weak minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions. Work hard to remove all inner turbulence. The rewards will be abundant.

The average are addicted to leisure. The exceptional are obsessed with learning.

Never sacrifice happiness for the sake of achievement. The real key to life is to happily achieve

I often joke with my audiences that I make most of my income on a ski pole. People smile but they get my point. You need to make time for your genius to flow. We get our creative bursts, those idea torrents that take our business and personal lives to the next level, while we are skiing or drinking coffee in a Starbucks or walking in the woods or meditation with a sunrise. Those pursuits are not a waste of time. Creativity comes when you are relaxed, happy and enjoying the moment. And when it comes, it brings ideas that rock your world.