Now, admittedly, my power of concentration is and always has been extraordinary since my army training! In fact, other people say it is legendary and almost cosmic!

I have been following what is now called the 'Spartan Way' long before it became popular!

I know what it's like to have a house repossessed... I've been there.

Good leaders make sense of change in the world... then imparts that insight to the team.

The Internet is a giant 'lab experiment' for corporate America, and those companies that recognise this and play well within the rules of ambiguity and fluidity will survive and win.

Virtually all big law firms have good to super-good lawyers. All big law firms don't have great litigators.

You have to have faith in people.

The Internet has allowed even more growth possible than in the bricks and mortar industries that I dealt with years ago. It is easier to get a business to a million dollars/pounds in revenue on the net! It is not easy! But it is easier when compared to construction, etc., though all businesses use the Internet to enhance marketing.

I coach my mentees to act as if they are invincible - to act as if they could accomplish anything!

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.