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The most important lesson my dad taught me was how to manage fear. Early on, he taught me that in a time of emergency, you've got to become deliberately calm.

The biggest lessons I've learned in life have probably come from a bad situation, from an angry situation, even if I wasn't the one who was angry.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.

The lesson is, because there will be many lemons in life, to learn to make the proverbial lemonade - and be open and honest. That's the best way of doing damage control and positioning yourself for success.

The single biggest lesson I learned was when a hire isn't working out fire them fast. My biggest mistakes, and where I've seen the worst results, were when I gave someone too many chances, or let a situation drift on for too long because I couldn't bring myself to terminate it.

I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result.

The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children even if they're doing something that is unorthodox.

I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.