“I still work hard to know my business. I’m continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I’m always selling. Always.”

“Wherever I see people doing something the way it’s always been done, the way it’s ‘supposed’ to be done, following the same old trends, well, that’s just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.”

“Relaxing is for the other guy.”

“I had to kick myself in the ass and recommit to getting up early, staying up late and consuming anything I possibly could to get an edge.”

“You have to figure out what works for you.”

“It’s always better if you’re honest with yourself and anticipate where the problems could come from.”

“Everyday I look in the mirror and make sure I don’t pinch myself so I don’t wake up. I don’t take it for granted. All the time I say ‘Why me?’”

“The edge is knowing people think you’re crazy, and they’re right, but you don’t care what they think.”

“With every effort, I learned a lot. With every mistake, I learned what not to do.”

“I’m scared shitless of heights.”

“Do we know what we are designed to be or do we find out through experience?”

“Watching the best taught me how to run my businesses.”

“Always ask yourself how someone could preempt your product or service.”

“It’s not whom you know. It’s not how much money you have. It’s very simple. It’s whether or not you have the edge and have the guts to use it.”

“Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it. There are always going to be things we love to do. That we dream about doing. That we really, really want to do with our lives. Those passions aren’t worth a nickel.”

“What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.”

“I wouldn’t be where I am now if I didn’t fail a lot. The good, the bad, it’s all part of the success equation.”

“Work like there is someone working twenty-four hours a day to take it all away from you.”

“Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.”

“I look at my annual budgets for everything and anything, and I look to see where I can save the most money on those items. Saving 30% to 50% buying in bulk – replenishable items from toothpaste to soup, or whatever I use a lot of – is the best guaranteed return on investment you can get anywhere.”

“Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.”

“There is no sport as competitive as business.”

The pursuit of eternity is no longer the prerogative of the gods - it is the business of us all, here and now.

“There’s nobody in the business strong enough to scare me.”