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If you are capable of making a half million dollars a year and you make $50,000 a year, we call you LOSER.
We don't call you LOSER because of the difference between $50,000 and a half million, we call you LOSER because you are not doing your best

Meta rule - you have to discipline yourself

The rule might not be - "follow this rule!"
The rule might be - "you have to follow some rules!"
It's a meta rule - "you have to discipline yourself"
And the issue is how? That's not really the relevant question. You can pick a disciplinary path

Create a business that runs without you!

When you're selling a company, you want to sell a company that doesn't have you attached to it. I would remove myself as part of the company. They call that the key man risk. Disney's the best business because Mickey Mouse isn't in the negotiation.

If you went home tonight and in the next few days cleaned up a whole list of decisions that might furnish enough inspiration for the next 10 years. After you've decided getting on with it is easier than deciding. Sometimes decision is the toughest part

What does the person who loses something important with grace do? The answer is fairly straightforward - he accepts the defeat and thinks - okay what is it that I have left to improve that will decrease the possibility of a similar defeat in the future

If you are not a disciplined person it's uncomfortable, it's going to be painful, it's frustrating... You have to force yourself into this things. It's a muscle that has to be developed. These patterns have to be developed in your mindset. Incrementally

If you overestimate your abilities you're in deep trouble because you're gonna get a wake-up call. Objectivity is one of the most critical aspects of development. You have to be objectively assessing your strength and weaknesses at every step of the way

The better the goal the more full and rich your experience is going to be when you pursue it. That's one of the reasons for developing a vision and for fleshing yourself out philosophically because you want to aim at the highest goal that you can manage

For those who don't believe in God

Find a local church. You have a Creator who loves you deeply. Jesus Christ died for our sins and saved us. This world will last, but our time here is only a moment. The question is: how will you use it to influence others and fulfill your higher calling?

No matter what you are acting out some people are way better at it than others. Doesn't matter if it's basketball or hockey or plumbing or law it doesn't matter. As soon as there is something valuable and you are doing it collectively there is a hierarchy

If you want to escape the cycle of poverty, be friends with at least one rich person. Because all the rich people want to teach you how they become rich. They want to help you, they want to mentor you, they want to give you some money to start a business.

People who live mediocre lives are always looking forward to getting off. Successful people are always looking forward to getting on. Successful people don't want OFF, they want ON. They want to get on with the job. They rest only enough to gather strength

Disgust sensitivity is associated with orderliness and you need order in a society in order to maintain it and the Germans are very orderly and that was actually a canonical part of their civilization and part of actually what makes them great and powerful

Fall in love with the work

I loved what I did. I love the smell of diesel in the morning. Every morning was like Christmas. A lot of kids don't want to do that today. They're looking at what other people do and think it's easy, but you got to fight and get in there every single day.

Why do most business owners fail?

Most people quit before they hit success. It gets tough and they throw in the towel — rather than tying a knot at the end of the rope and holding on. Because success is generally right around the corner when people are getting ready to throw in the towel.

Ego comes before the fall

When I got arrested, it took the ego out of my life. When you lose everything and have to rebuild - especially when you're in the papers - it strips away your ego and humbles you over time. When I was younger, I was cocky and arrogant, and I paid the price.

PR is what makes growth possible

The most important thing is press and PR. If you don't have it, you won't grow. You need people talking about it - magazines, articles, Instagram, anything you can get. Otherwise, people don't even know it exists. PR is the piece that makes everything work.

Know yourself. Love yourself. Be yourself.

First, know yourself. Then, love yourself. Finally, be yourself. That last step is the hardest because there are so many situations where you're tempted to be someone else just to fit in. But the order matters: know yourself, love yourself, and be yourself.

If you took advantage of every opportunity you have, if you crawl through every window that was open to you, if you lived as perfectly as you could, your life would be justifiable on its own terms, despite it's suffering. And despite the tragedy in the world

Ideas plus inspiration - that's the mixture that really turns things on. Sends a entrepreneur program into high gear. We need ideas for the goals and plans and we need inspiration for the emotional vitality, to put it to work, to make it grow, make it multiply

Authenticity closes deals

When a prospect is leaning toward a no, stop the BS. Slow down. Be real. People can spot games and inauthenticity a mile away. The product isn't what you're selling - the product is you. Be authentic, and the person on the other side will recognize your value.

Build a life in alignment

My favorite word is alignment. Do something you're truly passionate about. Work with people you genuinely love and would spend time with anyway. Focus on solving a problem you'd want to solve, whether you could make money from it or not. That's my way to live.

We don't leave any money on the table

In your store you may sell a shirt for $10. You may have someone come in to the store and they only have $7 today, but they really want the shirt. Aww... I got you. Give me the $7, you're going to take the shirt, and when you got the $3, come back and see me...

Jesus is the Alpha and Omega

I believe in God. He is the Alpha and Omega. Jesus showed us the power of sacrifice and the life after the crucifixion. I didn't grow up in Christianity. I figured it out along the journey. I read the Bible every day, and so now I know that God lives within me.