Information is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.

The problem with New Year's resolutions - and resolutions to 'get in better shape' in general, which are very amorphous - is that people try to adopt too many behavioral changes at once. It doesn't work. I don't care if you're a world-class CEO - you'll quit.

Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

It's very easy to confuse confident motion with being productive - and they're not the same thing. Productive to me means measurable outcomes that apply to my most important to-dos that positively affect my life. That's it.

Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn't be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself "I'll just get it done this weekend."

Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.