“The reason we love our parents is because they loved us first. Every single company should take this advice.”

If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.

It’s very logical: There is proven ROI in doing whatever you can to turn your customers into advocates for your brand or business. The way to create advocates is to offer superior customer service.

If your organization’s intentions transcend the mere act of selling a product or service, and it is brave enough to expose its heart and soul, people will respond. They will connect. They will like you. They will talk. They will buy.

Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.

All your ideas may be solid or even good .. But you have to Actually EXECUTE on them for them to matter.

If you know exactly what you want to be, you need to spend as much time as possible with people who are actually that already.

What you do after you create your content is what truly counts.

It’s not about what you’re saying, it’s about how you listen.

It’s not how many followers you have, it’s how many care. It’s not width, it’s depth. It’s not how many impressions you get, it’s how much attention you get.

Great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling.

Hustling is putting every minute and all your effort into achieving the goal at hand.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn’t due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

No relationships should be taken for granted. They are what life is all about, the whole point. How we cultivate our relationships is often the greatest determinant of the type of life we get to live.

Market like the year you are in.

True success – financial, personal, and professional – lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion. In telling your story. In authenticity, hustle, and patience. In caring fiercely about the big and the small stuff. In valuing legacy over currency.

The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.

Speak in extremes, it’ll save you time.

The average call me obsessed, the successful call me for advice.

When I started taking my own advice, I knew I was healing.

Contentment is both the fruit and the tree.

You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.

He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.

Most men will go farther to give advice than to follow their own opinion.

Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.