Understanding the mythology of your partner, your customer and your audience is far more important than watching the instant replay of what actually happened.

Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from.

Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work.

I think "creativity" is better described as failing repeatedly until you get something right.

It's not about you, it's about the next person. The single best use of a business book is to help someone else. Sharing what you read, handing the book to a person who needs it... pushing those around you to get in sync and to take action-that's the main reason it's a book, not a video or a seminar. A book is a souvenir and a container and a motivator and an easily leveraged tool. Hoarding books makes them worth less, not more.

Books work as an art form (and an economic one) because they are primarily the work of an individual.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does.