In some way, L.A. respects the young guy that's out there just trying to make it happen, but in some ways, they disrespect that, too.

You have to make it happen.

Awareness makes us emotionally brilliant!

If you can honestly say that you are fully aware of what you’re up against in life, you are brilliant. Being aware means you are informed―alert, knowledgeable, sophisticated―and you have the tools to visualize, strategize, focus, and win.

The more aware you are of life and its difficulties, of how people act and their effect on you, of your own quirks and how you handle both good and bad situations, the better off you are. But how many of us are that aware?

Remove the temptation to settle for anything short of what you deserve.

Your desire to succeed must overpower your fear of failure!

I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.