The best results I have had in my life; the most enjoyable times, have all come from asking the simple question: 'What is the worst that could happen?'

To make a bestseller, there are more customers than just your customers: Selling to the end-user is just one piece of the puzzle. In my case, I needed to first sell myself to the publisher to get marketing support and national retail distribution.

One of the bigger misconceptions of learning is that many skills take a lifetime to get world-class at, or 10,000 hours to become world-class at.

Perfection is an impossible destination

The best entrepreneurs I've ever met are all good communicators. It's perhaps one of the very few unifying factors.

I think willpower is very valuable.

I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.