You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.

I was told I had to go to business school to succeed. I gave it a shot, but eventually dropped out to bootstrap a restaurant with just a Visa card and a $20,000 line of credit. Everyone told me restaurants were hard work (and they were right! I have so much respect for anyone in the restaurant business). I ran the restaurant for two years, sold a franchise, decided to change paths, and sold the whole operation at a modest profit.

It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.

I'm motivated by solving new and challenging problems, especially ones that people say can't or shouldn't be tackled.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.

Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.