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 start of the day is often the best time to get things done. This is somewhat related to willpower.

Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.

The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves

I'm prepared to do battle for a dream that is worth dreaming.

The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a blogger with a million-person readership as I would pitching an editor of a publication with a million person subscription-base.

In all cases where doubt crops up, ask yourself, "If I had a gun to my head and had to do it, how would I do it?" It's not as hard as you think.