The twin thieves that rob progress

"Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future" - Malcolm S. - Forbes

These twin-thieves in fact rob men of every progress that they are otherwise capable of achieving. For, regret is a wasteful exercise that saps precious energy and fear is an equally unproductive workout that hinders initiative.

Ref : Oasis, The Hindu newspaper, 26-Mar-2014

Excellence is binary!

"Why has no one taught us that excellence is a binary attitude that is or isn't? There are no shades of it!"

Ref: "Of Cabbages and Kings", INSIGHTS, Entrepreneur magazine (Mar 2014)

Do it right, first time, every time!

"Well, if you don't have time to do it right, what makes you think you'll have time to do it over?"

Reference : Seth Godin, "Purple Cow", pg 104

Not all customers are for sale!

"Differentiate your customers. Find the group that's most profitable. Find the group that's most likely to sneeze. Figure out how to develop/advertise/reward either group. Ignore the rest"

Seth Godin, "Purple Cow"

Seth Godin in Purple Cow

"Stop advertising and start innovating"
"...boring always leads to failure"