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Success may cost you friendships and even family relationships.

Family is who shows up for you

Those people who are with you through the thick and thin, those people who are rooting for you no matter what, that's called family. The other ones are called blood. There's a difference.

The wealthiest people often built concentrated bets, not diversified portfolios.

Less diversification, more focus

If you look at the wealthiest people in the world, they had a very consolidated portfolio. They went all-in on just one or two things and worked really well.

Play offense, not defense

Most people operate on defense - you’ve got to be on offense

Play to win, not to lose!

Are we playing not to lose, or are we playing to win? We’re here to win. That means not doing what everyone else does, not checking boxes—but being different, being a game-changer, and being a trailblazer.

People will run through walls for you

People want to know that you care for them. It's okay to have high expectations and push the envelope - but they have to know you'll be there for them. If they know that, they'll run through walls for you.

Every company is in the people business and the service business, whether they know it or not.

You can never, ever make more time. Time is your most precious commodity. In some ways, a private jet is a time machine.

Relationships open doors

People will take you places that money can't. That's why relationships matter.

These principles make great leaders

Read "The Boy Scout Handbook". Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, reverent. Those principles will serve you well as a leader whether you're an entrepreneur or running a multi-billion dollar corporation.

Character is what separates winners from losers during difficult times.

Communication eliminates fear and uncertainty inside a team.

Cash flow is the oxygen of any business.

The three pillars of business success

Three things: Cash - cash flow is critical to any business. It's your oxygen, watch your debt and your payables. Communications - if your team doesn't know where you're going, they can't execute; uncertainty is a killer. And Character - in times of trouble, you will be tested. Character is what ultimately separates a winner from a loser.

The corporate entrepreneur

You don't have to start a company to be an entrepreneur. You can build, innovate, and succeed inside a corporate environment. I call it being a corporate entrepreneur. It offers more structure than starting your own business, and for me, it was the perfect way to think and act like an entrepreneur within a company.

How important are relationships for success?

Relationships are everything. It took me most of my career to realize that a company's most valuable resource is its people. Your team is critical to your success.

How to handle the bad times

It's more important that you teach people how to handle the bad times even than the good times.

What successful CEOs have in common

Fearlessness. It's the ability to walk up to somebody and transact without any fear.

The comeback is greater than the setback

To those who don't believe in God: He believes in you. I made mistakes and paid for them, but I learned that the comeback is far greater than the setback - if you hold on and stay true.

Everybody eats when everybody contributes

Don't be afraid to hire people better than you. When everyone brings value to the table, everybody wins.

Hire your weakness. Your strength is where you make your money. Your weakness is where you keep it.

Character shows in hard times

When nobody has anything, you find out who people really are. When all they have to offer is their handshake and their love, that's their true character.

My relationship with Jesus Christ is what lifted me from rock bottom. I believe God had a plan for my life.