Your own level of excitement and self-belief will convince people that you know where you are going and should be followed.

Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone— never the opinion of others.

There is no coincidence that stability brings success, and success brings stability.

Anyone who would spend ten years absorbing the techniques and conventions of their field, trying them out, mastering them, exploring and personalizing them, would inevitably find their authentic voice and give birth to something unique and expressive.

Boldness strikes fear; Fear Creates Authority.

We generally follow what others have done, performing the accepted exercises for these skills. This is the path of amateurs. To attain mastery, you must adopt what we shall call Resistance Practice. The principle is simple – you go in the opposite direction of all of your natural tendencies when it comes to practice.

All great leaders know that an aura of mystery draws attention to them and creates an intimidating presence.

Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win.

When there are no other options, people fight harder. If the choice is life or death they have nothing to lose.

As one poker manual explains it, 'While playing his hand, the good player is seldom an actor. Instead he practices a bland behavior that minimizes readable patterns, frustrates and confuses opponents.