Albert Einstein had Max Talmud, his first mentor. It was Max who introduced a ten-year-old Einstein to key texts in math, science, and philosophy. Ma… - Gary Keller

No one is self-made

It’s important for you to accept this instead of fighting it. Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola warns us that “anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.” In other words, get used to it and get over it.

Here is what I do: I get up every day by six A.M. and meditate and pray — for spiritual energy. Then, I exercise and eat — for physical energy. Afterward, I hug, kiss, and laugh with my family — for emotional energy — and try to do it so that I get to spend time with all of them and still get to the office between eight A.M. and nine A.M. (Most people plan for emotional energy time only in the evenings or on weekends, when it can do little for their daily pursuit of big goals.) I then plan and calendar my day — for mental energy — and spend my first, most energized hours in the office working hard on lead generation and recruiting talent — for business energy. I never slack off before eleven A.M.

Purpose is the straightest path to power and the ultimate source of personal strength — strength