Lots of self-help books tell us to get our mindset right. They tell us, ‘What you think will change how you feel.’ But they often miss something crucial. It doesn’t end there. The relationship works both ways. The way you feel also influences the types of thoughts that can pop into your head, making you more vulnerable to experiencing thoughts that are negative and self-critical.

Never memorize something that you can look up.

It's not your way, and it's not my way. It's a higher way.

Triggers drive talking. Social currency gets people talking, but triggers keep them talking.

A company typically leaves the venture ecosystem one of three ways: via an initial public offering (IPO), a merger or acquisition, or bankruptcy and a wind down. If you look at VC exits today, more than 80 percent come via acquisition.

Life’s way too valuable to hang with people who don’t get you. Who you just don’t vibe with. Who have different values and lower standards than you do. Who have different Mindsets, Heartsets, Healthsets and Soulsets. It’s a little miracle how powerfully and profoundly our influences and environments shape our productivity as well as our impact.

Cyclicals are the most misunderstood of all the types of stocks. It is here that the unwary stockpicker is most easily parted from his money, and in stocks that he considers safe.

I have come to realize that bad times coupled with good reflections provide some of the best lessons, and not just about business but also about relationships.

IDENTIFY A-PLAYERS USING The screening interview: Sift out the B and C Players quickly using a short phone-based interview. You can potentially weed out 80-90% of the candidates at this phase, thus saving you lots of unnecessary time and energy later on.

Your mountain is the block between you and the life you want to live. Facing it is also the only path to your freedom and becoming.