ELBERT HUBBARD

Get Rich Quick doesn't work because all career choices are part of supply and demand.

• If a career choice is desirable - because you get a lot of money for little effort and talent - more people will do it. In turn, it will increase competition, push the payoff down and won't...

Occasional sadness can sharpen your focus and even lead you to creative breakthroughs with your work.

So, read that sad novel or listen to that mournful song. Watch that melancholy movie. You will emerge with a lighter heart.

Motivation often follows action. If you just do something immediately without stopping to think about why you don't want to do it, you will succeed better.

• Next time you don't like doing a minor task, ask yourself: what is the next step I nee...