Compound interest [not just business, but life advice]

To be successful in business & life, create more than you consume. Create value for everyone you interact with. Any business that doesn’t create value for those it touches, even if appears successful on the surface is on the way out.  

All the returns in life come from compound interest. If you’re constantly consuming more than you create — whether it’s money, relationships with others, what you choose to do with your time — you won’t have any surplus to compound and you will miss out & lose.