You are given the gift of the gods; you create your reality according to your beliefs; yours is the creative energy that makes your world; there are no limitations to the self except those you believe in.

The basic idea of karma is not punishment. Karma presents the opportunity for development; to make use of opportunities that were not taken advantage of, to fill in gaps of ignorance, to enlarge understanding through experience, to do what should be done.

You can either fit in or stand out. Not both.

When you see the world as it is, but insist on making it more like it could be, you matter.

The longer you wait to launch an innovation, the less your effort is worth.

The people who successfully start independent businesses (franchises, I think are a different thing) do it because we have no real choice in the matter. The voice in our heads won't shut up until we discover if we're right, if we can do it, if we can make something happen. This is an art, our art, and to leave it bottled up is a crime.

We can't rely on others to be our teachers anymorethe future belongs to individuals who decide to become great bosses (and teachers).