The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.

A business owner is the boss, but it's a job, a place that is stable and profitable. An entrepreneur is an artist of sorts, throwing his/herself into impossible situations and seeking out problems that require heart and guts to solve. Both are fine, but choose.

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We're proud of you for having them. But it's possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that's really frightening you--the shift in daily habits that would mean a re-invention of how you see yourself.

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.

We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected, and new. Remarkable, as you've already figured out, demands initiative.

Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power.

Marketing begins before the product is launched.