We don't learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.

Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.

You have to write a book because you believe it has helped you, because you believe it has helped others personally and you are dying to share with it others because you know it will add value to their lives. You write it for them like a gift. You don't want anything from them. You don't want them to do anything for you. You don't even care if they all share the book with their friends, they don't all have to buy them. You're just dying to share this idea with people. Your challenge is to write it in a way that is compelling, enjoyable to read so that they will get the idea.

Disney is one of the best hotel companies in the world. Yet they have never and will never open a casino on the Vegas strip.

Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.

It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.

Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.