Career

Find allies rather than adorers. Adorers will point out everything you do well. Allies will also be honest with you when they feel you are making mistakes or not living up to your potential.

You don't have to be Bill Gates or Thomas Edison or Henry Ford to make a difference. Thousands of less famous entrepreneurs have done more than their part to enrich this country.

I believe that if people are not laughing at your ambitions and your goals, then your dreams are not big enough.

As painful as it is, failure has been my friend. And it can be your friend too.

You shouldn't be afraid to let passion get behind the wheel — you might really love where you end up.

Pursue your passion, and everything else will fall into place. This is not being romantic. This is the highest order of pragmatism.

There is another path to take. It's hard work. You'll be right sometimes, you'll be wrong sometimes. People will doubt you, you'll doubt yourself. But if you are doing something you want and have a passion for, at least you'll have that to guide you.

When you work for other people, they do know what's best for them and for the company. And you should listen to them and be respectful. But they don't know what's best for you. Only you know that.

You should also know there are a lot of really mean, stupid bosses out there. But there are also some really good ones that do good things.

Dreams have no boundaries if you learn to read the signs of life.

Your great education is what got you the interview, but it is who you truly are that will get you the job.

Find ways to make work seem like play, or perhaps make play into something that you get paid to do.