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The smartest thing I have ever done is have a very strong business plan from the beginning. I look back at the business plan. I revise it. I keep focused on what my goals are, where I want to go and I make sure that I am on that path. And knowing that keeps me focused.

What I liked to do in my life usually, before I had the company, is to take a lot of risks, like business or financial risks. And I realize that now that I have a company, I am responsible to a whole lot of other people, not only myself. And so I cannot take a lot of those risks that I used to take.

And my business plan basically states--I have a short-term plan, long-term plan. I broke it down into six months, one year, five years, future goals, things I would like to achieve during those times and different ideas of how to achieve them. Some of the ideas were incorrect, some of them were great ideas but I keep going back and reviewing that. And also my goals change. I think it is absolutely essential that you understand and include in your business plan what your goals are, when you plan to attain and achieve those goals and the process and methods in which you plan on using to get there.