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.

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

Exercise is overrated.

Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.

The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.

Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.

To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.