Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning

Business is a lot like a game of tennis — those who serve well usually end up winning

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - read more

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold read more

When we speak of the commerce with our colonies, fiction lags
after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and
barren.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

And ours is a business that requires discipline and focus.

There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other read more

There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time!

Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.

Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the read more

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.