“It's not an accident that musicians become musicians and engineers become engine…” — Jack Canfield

I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.

You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.

For me, my core genius lies in the area of teaching and motivating. I love to do it, I do it well, and people report that they get great value from it. Another core genius is compiling and writing books. Along with my co-author Mark Victor Hansen and others, I have written, co-authored, compiled and edited more than 200 books.

No one becomes an expert in a new career overnight, even if you are coming from another career where you were established and experienced.