It's very easy to confuse confident motion with being productive - and they're not the same thing. Productive to me means measurable outcomes that apply to my most important to-dos that positively affect my life. That's it.

Everything that works in sales has been done already. Just keep track of the crap that you buy, or the awesome stuff that you buy, and decide what was the trigger, and then just sell to people like you. It's really that easy - and that's what I do.

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

To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.

You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids.

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 way that you become world-class is... by asking good questions.