Happiness Is Temporary And Fleeting. ... Joy

Do Not Write To Impress Others. Authors Who Write To Impress People Have Difficulty Remaining True To Themselves. A Better Path Is To Write What Pleases You And Pray That There Are Others Like You. Your First And Most Important Reader Is You. If You Write A Book That Pleases You, At Least You Know One Person Will Like It.

Klout And Various Measurements Of Influence Are Fun. I Love To See Where I Score On Them, But There's A Computer Algorithm Behind The Calculation. If There's An Algorithm, It Can Be Gamed. Even If It's Not Gameable, You Have To Take A Leap Of Faith That The Number Of Followers, Retweets, Mentions, Whatever Really Mean Something.

The Root Of Great Companies Is Make Meaning Vs. Make Money.

Here's What You Should Say [to An Investor]: 'this Is What My Company Does' It's That Simple. What You're Trying To Do Is Get Potential Investors To Fantasize About How Your Product Or Service Will Make A Boatload Of Money. They Can't Fantasize If They Don't Know What You Do.

At The End Of My Life, I Want To Say That I Made The World A Better Place Because I Raised Good Children, Loved My Wife, And Empowered Entrepreneurs. If I Do These Things, Then I Can Rest Knowing That I Made The World A Better Place.