When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and hips that cause tight hip flexors, and then those hip flexors cause lower-back pain.

Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

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!

Perfection is an impossible destination

I think willpower is very valuable.