In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I do it?" It's not as hard as you think.

If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all.

People really do think they have to choose between high stress and high reward jobs, and low stress and low reward jobs.

One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.

I open each class with an explanation of the singular importance of being a "dealmaker." The manifesto of the dealmaker is simple: Reality is negotiable.

It's not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.

There are no statues erected to critics.