We seek excellence before we seek understanding, wisdom before we gain knowledge, success before we understand hardwork; for this reason we need great teachers and leaders.

You can provide the conditions for the motivation of others and the leadership to help them find a way but they must have the intrinsic spark, the desire, to move, to overcome the inertia of the status quo and change things.

Nobody will achieve anything just by dreaming.

Surround yourself with people who are better than you in each individual area of business.

Procrastination at the start and sometimes during the project meant there wasn’t time to execute the plans well enough.

By acknowledging our boundaries and limitations, we attain greater heights than we ever will by appearing to think we know everything.

Listen with your eyes as well as your ears.

Listen with an open mind, gather all the incoming information, both verbal and non-verbal and be careful not to ignore things you don’t wish to hear. Don’t make assumptions or jump to conclusions. The punchline usually comes at the end!

I'm not perfect and the older I get the more I realise that.