Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.

Awareness, even at a subconscious level, beats fancy checklists without it, track or you will fail.

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.

Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.

I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses.

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