Persistence & Patience

"For me, it's really simple. When I want to get something done, I actually set many goals and many intentions and I work at it. If I'm writing a book, I won't leave my desk until I've written at least 1,000 words a day. Then I know my other goal is I've got to have 5,000 done by the end of the week, and then I've got to have something else done by the end of that week. By the end of the month, I've got a very clean chapter, and by the end of the year, I have my book. I literally do that. I'm at my desk at 9:30 every day. The real key elements for me are setting myself intentions, large and small. There's always been a certain audacity, a certain idea that yeah, I could do it, and I hold on to that all the time. I always try to aim as high as I can. I think those things are really important in understanding how to find your purpose. Never ever play small, always play the big."