I will take as a given that, for most people, somewhere between six and seven billion of them, the perfect job is the one that takes the least time.

There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.

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

Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.

By using money as the scapegoat and work as our all-consuming routine, we are able to conveniently disallow ourselves to do otherwise: 'John, I'd love to talk about the gaping void I feel in my life, the hopelessness that hits me like a punch in the eye every time I start my computer in the morning, but I have so much work to do! I've got at least three hours of unimportant email to reply to before calling prospects who said 'no' yesterday. Gotta run!

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.

If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I did the opposite? Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.