I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.