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I'm not in favor of unbridled hierarches. The proclivity of a hierarchy is that all the spoils go to the person at the top and that can destabilize the whole structure. We have to have a dialogue about how to rectify that

There's a tiny percentage of men who are hyper-competitive along those single axis of competition and maybe they drive most things. They probably do. But that doesn't make them right. It also doesn't make them most people

Don't aim for revenue, not even profit — because profit can be hidden in bad debt, bad stock. The most important thing is the net cash you can take out as a net dividend after tax in your pocket. That's all that counts.

How many books will the community demand that you read every month approximately? About none! So if you are going to do the extra reading, guess what? You've got to develop that philosophy and put that pressure on yourself

Good people are not trained, they are found. You find good people. You don't make them good, you find them good.
Training really is for the purpose of finding good people. You don't need much instruction for a good person

Truth and objective truth

The idea of truth is much older than the idea of objective truth. The original notion of truth wasn't objective true. When Christ said - I am the truth and the way - the truth he was talking about wasn't an objective truth

Stop saying things that make you weak!
Stop telling lies that you know to be lies!
Stop doing things you know to be useless and counterproductive!
Aim high!
Adopt some responsibility and then see what the hell happens!

If you face the malevolence and suffering that opens the door to your maximal potential. The optimistic part of that is although the suffering is great and the malevolence is deep, your capacity to transcend it is stronger

AI is the greatest opportunity in our lifetime right now. There are so many untouched industries that can be made a thousand times more efficient with AI - and when you can change the P&L of a business, you have a unicorn.

Let Your Kids See Your Work!

Bring your kids in. My kids come to the office, see how hard we work, and experience that environment. So when I'm busy, they understand that their mom is busy for a reason - not because she's choosing not to be with them.

Some people don't do well because they major in minor things. You've got to be on the lookout. At the end of every week, at the end of every month you've got to check make sure you're not spending major time on minor things

Build your willpower!

Be around people that fortify your willpower. Build your willpower. Believe in the power of you and know that there is nothing that you can't do. I know a lot of smart broke people - and I just choose not to be one of them.

True wealth is what you give away!

I've never seen a hearse pull a U-Haul. You can't take it with you, so help others while you're here. Make an impact. I've given away over $10 million to charity because loving people is worth more than holding on to money.

What does the future of tech look like?

It's all AI, period. End of story. AI makes life easier and more efficient. I barely use Google anymore - I use ChatGPT all day long. It saves me three or four hours every day and has dramatically increased my productivity.

Let Your Product Do the Talking

The biggest lesson I learned is to focus on quality and let the product speak for itself. The best companies in the world have products that market themselves - you don't need to say anything. The product speaks for itself.

Responsibility is yours

Nobody's going to come discover you. Nobody's going to come save you. The Cavalry's not coming. You have to get up, leave the cave, kill something, drag it home. And even if you don't feel good, shut up and go do it anyway.

Life was not designed to give you what you need, life was designed to give you what you deserve.
If you didn't plant in the spring, then no harvest comes your way. If you planted little, then you are not gonna receive a lot

Did you have people that doubted you in business?

I don't allow people in the room to doubt me. If someone says no, it's because you haven't sold the benefits and you haven't created the urgency. 'No' is just another version of someone saying, 'I don't understand, sell me.'

Learn the Playbook They Live By

We can't depend on the government to feed us. There are two playbooks: the one they teach you and the one they live by. Why not use the playbook they live by? The one they teach us only makes them richer while we get poorer.

We primarily get paid for value. Bringing value to the marketplace - that's how you get paid. You don't get paid for the time. I know it takes time to bring value to the marketplace but you get paid for the value not the time

Take special care of the inner circle - family, close friends. Nourish them, they'll nourish you. Inspire them, they'll inspire you. And take care of the details, the little things that makes it special for family and friends

If you are a creative type, who is kind of disorderly, then you are likely to be on the liberal left end of the distribution. And if you are a non-creative type and orderly, then you tend to be on the right wing end of things

Don't have debt. I am a debt-free operator. If there's a mistake, you can rebound. A lot of guys leverage all the debt up and want to talk about how many buildings they own - but they're so broke because they're leveraged up.

You can't get rid of January by tearing it off the calendar. But here's what you can do - you can get stronger, you can get wiser and you can get better. The winters won't change but you can and that's how life changes for you