Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.

If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.

The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.

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.

The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.

The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.

I've never once met a successful blogger who questioned the personal value of what she did.