As I Say, We Norwegians Love Our

For Me, The Best Places To Write Are On Planes, Trains And At Airports. Not Hotel Rooms But Hotel Lobbies. I'm Really Happy When I'm Waiting For A Plane And The Message Comes That It's Three Hours Late. Great, I'll Get To Write!

A Moral Person Is Someone Who Accepts The Consequences Of Their Own Morality, Not Those Of Others.

Do What Boxers Do, Sway With The Punches. Don't Resist. If Any Of What Happens At Work Gets To You, Just Let It. You Won't Be Able To Shut It Out In The Long Term Anyway. Take It Bit By Bit, Release It Like A Dam, Don't Let It Collect Until The Wall Develops Cracks.

At Nineteen I Was Pretty Sure I Was Going To Be A Professional Soccer Player. At That Time I Played For One Of The Norwegian Premier Leagues. But I Tore Ligaments In Both Knees, So I Started Studying Business Administration And Economics And Became A Financial Analyst, And I Worked At A Brokerage Firm As A Stockbroker.

My Father Grew Up In Brooklyn, N.y., With My Grandparents. In Norwegian My Name Is Pronounced 'yoo' But My Father Used To Call Me 'joe.'