I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

Companies that start by redesigning the economics of an industry often finish by redesigning the whole industry-and owning it.

I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.

Lacking an external focus, the mind turns inward on itself and creates problems to solve, even if the problems are undefined or unimportant. If you find a focus, an ambitious goal that seems impossible and forces you to grow, these doubts disappear.

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?'

Just because you are embarrassed to admit that you're still living the consequences of bad decisions made 5, 10, 20 years ago shouldn't stop you from making good decisions now. If you let pride stop you, you will hate life 5, 10, and 20 years from now for the same reasons.