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When there's fire and there's vision, and you put in the time to prepare, you will find yourself getting a lot luckier.

When you're speaking to a group, you have two objectives: leave them with tools that make them better at business and be memorable.

Use the language that will resonate with your audience. That means avoiding industry jargon and topics that may be interesting to you but don't impact the people who showed up to learn from you.

Do you keep your word to your team? When you set the standard and they fall short, do you still give them the reward?

If you don't keep your word and show your team that you're willing to lower standards, your team will bully you. The simple solution: always keep your word.

Hitmaker: The Man and His Music by Tommy Mottola with Cal Fussman. I've mentioned this book before, and after a talk with one of my teams, I cannot emphasize enough that it's a must read for every doer and entrepreneur.

Read this book to understand the power of reflection. Mottola discusses his mistakes and victories in both business and his personal life. Remember that new mistakes are okay. Old mistakes are not.

Losing. You have to learn how to lose (and you also need to learn how to teach it to your team).

If you only teach people how to win, you're going to have a very small team. You must prepare people for losing, so when adversity hits, they already have a plan and stay focused on the long game.