If you find yourself as busy as you were with that function before you hired or promoted the executive, then she is below standard.

Work expands so as to fill the time available. - C. Northcote Parkinson

The golden number of stocks to hold is at least fifty equal-sized and well-diversified U.S. stocks. With such a portfolio, the total risk is reduced by over 60 percent. Further increases in the number of holdings do not produce much additional risk reduction.

Be sure to ask questions that are clear and concise.

God was our original habitat and our hearts cannot but feel at home when they enter again that ancient and beautiful abode.

Its a good idea for writers to make the Ordinary World as different as possible from the Special World, so audience and hero will experience a dramatic change when the threshold is finally crossed.

The twenties are that critical period of adulthood. These are the years when it will be easiest to start the lives we want. And no matter what we do, the twenties are an inflection point—the great reorganization—a time when the experiences we have disproportionately influence the adult lives we will lead.

The less energy we waste regretting the past or worrying about the future, the more energy we will have for what’s in front of us.

Knowing our emotions makes it easier to turn them into strengths and do away with our weaknesses.

Your anger can alert you to boundary violations in your life.