Ouspensky was saying that hell on earth is life as we have always lived it, and heaven on earth is breaking free of our long-standing patterns. - Michael Gerber

And because it starts that way, it is more likely to continue that way. And therein resides the true difference between an Adolescent company, where everything is left up to chance, and a Mature company, where there is a vision against which the present is shaped.

Most business founders believe that the success of a business resides in the success of the product it sells.

How does one come to the point in his or her life when he or she is not only ready but eager and willing — however terrifying the prospect might be — to self-execute such a leap of faith without any guarantees that it will do any good?