The first step is to find out what you love–and don’t be practical about it. The second is to start doing what you love immediately, in any small way possible.
– Barbara Sher
There have been three key moments in my life so far that have, more than anything else, shaped who I am today. In every [...]

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your entire reality is a reflection of how much you value your own life.
The people around you–bosses, business [...]

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
– Thomas Edison
Life, to me, is a series of experiments. Achieving a goal is fun, but every finish line is really just the start of a new adventure. Most of my time is spent mixing together magic potions, blowing things up, breaking stuff, and [...]

I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.
– Zig Ziglar
Whether your goal is to start a company, meet an amazing guy or girl, or travel [...]

I recently came across a great article over at The Onion:
Study Finds Working At Work Improves Productivity

According to the article, the secret to being more productive on the job is to, well, work:
“Our findings are astounding: By simply sitting down and doing work, employees can dramatically increase their output of goods and services,” said Deputy [...]

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
– Isaac Asimov
Happiness is hard work. While personal development sometimes gets a bad rap, it’s nothing more, and nothing less, than the process of curiosity, self-education, and hard work, that gives you the knowledge and skills to make your life as juicy as you [...]

First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.
– Dr. Rob Gilbert
Success is largely a function of habits. Habits might be things you do every day, every week, or every month, or they might be patterned responses you have to particular situations. For example, if you want [...]

It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you aren’t thinking for yourself, you aren’t thinking. [...]

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.
– Bobby Fischer
Between the ages of 14 and 18, I wanted nothing more than to be the next Bobby Fischer. Sure, I started a bit late by World Champion standards, but I wasn’t going to let that slow me down. I read several books on Fischer’s [...]

I’m not a big fan of employment. I haven’t had a “job” in three and a half years. But I also realize that entrepreneurship doesn’t make sense for everyone. Even for those pursuing the dream of starting a business, You Gotta Start Somewhere (TM) and that usually means working for someone else. Some people even [...]