Though time don’t
last. Though people do.
Don’t waste time
on things you can’t change.
When you deal with
the opinionated or egoistical, always give credit where it isn’t due.
Business deals
start and end with people- the interaction of flesh and blood, bone and sinew,
heart and mind, emotion and soul.
Dream big. Think
big. Be big.
Dream big. and
dare to fail!
The more you
investigate, the less you have to invest.
Never, ever second
guess yourself.
Cash only prolongs
death; it doesn’t void it.
I’ve never seen a
“part-time” super successful, high performance person.
A deal has to
sound good before it is good.
During Quantum
growth, any problem you solve will be replaced immediately by a larger, more
complicated problem.
Every party to
every negotiation has comfort zone. The effective negotiator is the one who can
define the boundaries of the other party’s comfort zone, then place the deal inside
the boundary of the zone nearest his own interests.
Sick to your
knitting. To maximize the return on invested capital, deploy your assets,
resource and capabilities in those areas wherein lie your expertise and
experience.
Man plans; god
laughs.
You won’t always
have all the answers. Only take seriously the advice of the others whom you
greatly respect.
The consequences
of a misguided decision are significant in the cosmos of eternity.
Always shoot for
the moon. Even if you don’t hit the bulls-eye, you’ll at least get 80%.
Always, always,
always pay yourself – and your employees – first! Through all economic cycles.
Plan for success.
With no back-up plans, no ripcords, no fail-safes or you will fail.
Management
performance sins will always be forgiven during periods of rapidly increasing
revenues.
Learn to play bad
golf well.
Become more disciplined.
The pain of discipline hurts less than the pain of regret.
Hunger makes beast
of men, and demons of beasts.
Everybody else is
worried about life after death. My concern is about life before death.
The business world
is divided into people with great ideas, and people who take action on those
ideas.
If you want to
things to change, first you have to change.
A man who dwells
on his past, robs the future.
There’s a big
difference between playing to win and paying not to lose.
The difference between
a failure and a high performance person uses his fear to galvanize his actions.
Ignorance is a
steep hill with jagged rocks at the bottom.
The only
difference between a champ and a chump is “U”.
To succeed in the
business, you must do more than take a step in the right direction. You have to
take a Quantum Leap
A good plan
executed today is better than a great plan executed next week.
In order to really
succeed in business, you must have outside advisors. These must be trusted
advisors, professionals at your accounting and lw firms with whom you have a
very special relationship. These advisors become your moles within their own
organization, more loyal to you than their employer. motivated, aggressive,
ambitious and bright enough – but not as bright as he or she thinks.
You can’t win at
poker or business with scared money. It gives off stench that is repugnant to
the other side. If you’re going to play, leave your money at home play with OPM
–Other People’s Money.
The fulfillment of
your dream is directly proportional to your desire to succeed and how much
you’re willing to sacrifice. If you are not prepared to die, then you are not
prepared to live.
When you get rid
of someone, never give them a “hook” with which to get back in. Always make a clean,
definable and irrevocable break.
Quantum Leap
success means fishing with nets, not just with lines.
To achieve
“Hyper-growth”, avert avoidable mistakes, and let your successes run their
course. Do more of what you’re doing right- and less of what you’re doing
wrong.
You always need a
reason to overlook the obvious.
Never
underestimate how wrong you can be. Even the most careful planning can be
overtaken by external events and circumstances.
Always maintain
your personal relationships on the same plan upon which they were formed. True
friends will rejoice in your professional successes. Allow them to enjoy them
with you. Never reassess their personal and professional lives in terms of your
own.
Your most valuable
natural asset is your own guts instinct. Don’t be afraid of it. Your instinct
has more power than all of the conventional wisdom in the world.
Business
opportunities abound- but formidable
barriers exist. And the biggest barrier is psychological. It is you.
Your greatest
idea, born out of revolutionary thinking and passion, will die of indifference,
apathy and the cancel of low expectations.
Conventional
wisdom is almost always wrong.
Absence of
evidence is not evidence of absent. Just because something has never been done
doesn’t mean it can’t be done. The fact you have never seen or heard something
is not proof that is doesn’t exist.
Every worthy dream
has a “pay=price-to-action”. That means you have to give up something to get
something. You can’t have it all.
The old Kenny Rogers
son, “The Gambler” has a message for CEOs. “You have got to know when to hold
them, and know when to fold them.” As a CEO you’ll get more advice from your
staff than you know what to do with. But it’s up to you to know when to hold
them and when to fold them. Listen your staff. Listen to your gut. Make your
decision and move on.
I never met a
super successful, high performance person who wasn’t enthusiastic.
The best way to
predict the future is to create it yourself.
A deal is either
hot –or it’s not.
You don’t have to
know how you’re going to get there. But you do need to know where you want to
go.
If you have no
destination, wherever you end up will be acceptable.
Its cost nothing
to aim high – but if you aim at nothing, you’ll hit anything.
FEAR IS False
Expectations Appearing Real.
“Thinking it over”
is for people who can’t take actions.
Quantum Growth
eliminates clear sailing. So you’d better learn to navigate troubled waters.
From chaos comes
order. In chaos is opportunity- Chaordic!
Whoever said money
can’t buy you happiness doesn’t know where to shop.
Insanity is doing
the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
More of the same
usually just gives you more of the same.
Doesn’t matter
what morons say.
Give potential associates
and partners the “Doofus Test”. Place them under stress to see how they react
to pressure as a high performance person.
You are paid in
life not for what you know, but what you can do. Or get others to do.
Ideas are a dime a
dozen. The person who puts them into action is priceless.
You’ve known all
along its though to be successful. But you’d rather hear the fairy tales.
Half-truth and
misinformation sell easier – and return harder.
Excuses are the
crutches of the untalented and unambitious.
Everyone know how
to manage success, but no one ever asks, “How do we manage failure?”
Regret for the
past is a waste of the spirit – and makes no money!
Minutia never
makes money. It only makes manure.
Super successful
people are macro managers who know that less control mean more control.
Always respect the
individual on the other side of the deal. He is not as stupid as you may think.
And you’re not as smart as you think.
Logic can be a
logical process which leads to a wrong conclusion.
It isn’t a case of
taking a big chance. It’s a matter of giving yourself a big chance.
The more
self-esteem you give others, the more you have. And the more you have, the
easier it is to give away.
Most successful
people do it poorly until they do it well. Just keep blundering along. You
can’t wait until its exactly right. The product of quest for perfection is
paralysis.
High performance
people get paid for performing their hobbies.
I may be wrong-
but I’m never in doubt!
Don’t hire
credentials. Hire attitude.
Surprise your
associates – and your enemies.
Structure follows
strategy. If you base your strategy on your existing structure, you limit your
potential to what you’ve already done.
Watch your peaks
and troughts. As long as your lows are higher than before, your Quantum Leap
Action War Plan is working.
A guarantor is
fool with a pen.
No matter how
tempting, never accept short-term solutions to long-term problems.
Too many companies
try to patch when they should amputate. ‘Let’s reorganize and save this mess’
is a clarion call to disaster. Cut your losses, kick the cuttings out of your
way, and move on.
If you want to
travel above and beyond the herd, don’t try to be better. Try to be different.
Or better yet, be first.
Your doubts are
not the product of accurate thinking, but habitual thinking.
Find you passion
and wrap your carrier around it.
Live your life on
purpose!
You’ll be
motivated by inspiration or desperation. It’s your choice.
People with low
self-esteem protect themselves by not taking risks. High self-esteem gives you
the power of confidence to take chances.
Give yourself
permission to make mistakes. It’s called learning.
The only things in
this life that you’ll really regret are the risks- and adventures- you didn’t
take.
“Hell” can be the
video of your life if only you had taken the actions to become super
successful.
Nothing you’ll
ever be in business is a matter of life or death. In the cosmos of time, any
decision you make is a fart in the mind.
You cannot make a
Quantum Leap if you don’t share the wealth with your Dream Team and employees
–be it cash, equity, options or warrants that are tangible rewards for
performance and loyalty.
Never, ever share
your doubt with anyone but your mentor.
Being all you can
be is possible for anyone, but…
…. super success
is not for everyone. Period.
Fear of failure is
caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to
super success.
Don’t take high
performance advice from your peers, family or friends unless they are high
performance people themselves.
You cannot grow
exponentially by yourself. You need to support of others.
Don’t set time for
achieving goals. They should transcend time.
Set goals you
cannot achieve in your lifetime.
Business should not
run smoothly while you’re making your Quantum Leap. Chaos is normal. The
nosiness on quite waters is still in the harbor.
Life is what
happens while you’re making other plans.
The road to
success is always under construction.
Get ruthless about
trying something different.
Motivation is your
“fire in the belly”. But unless its fueled it goes out.
I have no more
mountains left to climb – but myself!
Don’t focus on
mistakes; focus on the positive say “next time”!
Progress often
masquerades as trouble.
We must all
remember life doesn’t have to be fair for us to succeed, if we take change and
become masters and creators of own destiny!
The older you get,
the less you are surprised.
