We are incredibly poor predictors of our future.
Worry will never solve tomorrow's problems. It will only take energy away from today.
Here's what a phone is: It's a computer that has a little app on it that allows me to dial numbers and then talk to someone.
The people who don't know personal finance have TV shows about it.
My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure.
The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.
Read every sentence you write out loud. If it sounds boring, kill it.
I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.
The reality is: when you're slouched over, not only are you not using the full potential of your brain, but you look untrustworthy.
Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar.
I'm invested in about 13 private companies. I've advised probably another 50 private companies.
Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.
Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much personal experience that it takes 1-3 years to transition from total scratch to making a living from home in any career you want.
I've had to change careers several times. Sometimes because my interests changed. Sometimes because all bridges have been burned beyond recognition, sometimes because I desperately needed money. And sometimes just because I hated everyone in my old career or they hated me.
In every business I had ever started, even ones that had totally failed, I had kept good relations with the investors.
Nobody is more worthy of love in the entire universe than you. I wish I had reminded myself of that more.
Poor speakers create an artificial divide between themselves and the audience. They feel they need to do this in order to establish their own credibility.
When I was 7 years old, I plagiarized, word for word, stories from science fiction magazines so my teachers would think I was smart.
Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.
Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class.
Games are all about taking risks.
