"It is common for all of us to seek our own path to success as we defined it. Time waits for no one."

"While allowing room for failures is encouraged, employees should also be trained to be courageous to admit mistakes and pick up slacks."

"Eventually, the core business will mature and stops growing. The owner should invest in parallel several years earlier in the next growth business so they are ready when the core stalled and profit would already be taking over as the next engine of growth."