A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.

Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you'd like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.

It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.