لن يحصل المجتمع الذي يحتقر التميز في السباكة كنشاط متواضع، ويحتمل الرداءة في الفلسفة لأنها نشاط محترم، على من يجيد السباكة أو الفلسفة، ولن تكون أنابي… - Josh Kaufman

Return on Promotion: For every $1 you spend in advertising, how much revenue do you collect? Profit per Employee: For every person you employ, how much profit does your business generate? Closing Ratio: For every prospect you serve, how many purchase? Returns/Complaints Ratio: For every sale you make, how many choose to return or complain?

Motivation is an emotion — NOT a logical, rational activity. Just because your forebrain thinks you should be motivated to do something does not mean you’ll automatically become motivated to do that thing. (If only it were that easy, right?) Very often, Mental Simulations, Patterns, Conflicts, and Interpretations hidden in the midbrain can get in the way of making progress toward what we want to accomplish. As long as there are “move away from” signals being sent, you’ll have a hard time feeling motivated to move toward what you want.

Every business is fundamentally limited by the size and quality of the market it attempts to serve. The Iron Law of the Market is cold, hard, and unforgiving: if you don’t have a large group of people who want what you have to offer, your chances of building a viable business are very slim.