An entrepreneur isn't someone who owns a business, it's someone who makes things happen.

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.

To make a bestseller, there are more customers than just your customers: Selling to the end-user is just one piece of the puzzle. In my case, I needed to first sell myself to the publisher to get marketing support and national retail distribution.

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?'

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

Work is an activity that is financially-driven or one that you'd like to do less of.

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