Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.
Make sure you are the boss. I don’t think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization.
Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling: to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.
Doesn’t matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.
A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.
Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. You may or may not realize it yet, but how you use or don’t use your time is going to be the best indication of where your future is going to take you .
If you can, you will quickly find that the greatest rate of return you will earn is on your own personal spending. Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.
Once you are prepared and you think you have every angle of preparation covered, you have to go for it.
I do everything via email. Which in turn works as my tickler file and prioritization queue. I start at the top every morning and keep on going until I’m finished. I don’t do calls. I don’t do meetings.
Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.
Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.