Over the course of your life, you are going to fail. You are expected to fall. You are supposed to fail. Until you fail (and fail enough), you will not see lasting success.

That journey of a thousand miles cannot begin without taking that first step. But it will help you reach that long destination if you consult a map first.

Too many people try to get most of their 'mentorships' from books and videos. The real lessons you learn, and the surprising amount of lessons you teach, come from live interactions with people, whether titans of industry or interns learning the ropes of the business.

Don't feel bad if it doesn’t come to pass, but you would be surprised how often a person well outside your orbit will do a solid for an average fan.

In reality, there are just two reason for a person to not to the wrong think if they get the opportunity. One is a personal crisis of morals and the other is just the act of self-preservation where they think they’ll get caught.

What is so different about you now that would make you refuse to do something you would have done without question in the past?

As long as the life you live does not interfere with others, it’s up to them to figure out how to get what they want.

You are no good to anyone if you cannot muster the energy to act in a real moment of need.

In an age where we can honestly know and connect with thousands of people, we can only have direct relations with about 100 at any given time. Are you engaging with the proper amount of positive people in that hundred at this moment?

We do not get a chance to 'choose' what sets off triggers in us. So it is important to remember that other people can't choose what you do that may or may not set off triggers in them.