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Why Still Choosing the Army Over Harvard

Even if I had money and could go to Harvard or Stanford from the get-go, I would still go in the army. The discipline, the camaraderie, the loyalty, the sense of service to the country - it's one of the most fulfilling feelings you can get in your whole life

Find Your Edge at the Intersection of AI

You have some experience in life that’s differentiated - maybe you’re a nurse, you’re into sports, or you’re obsessed with something. Find the intersection with AI, figure out how to transform that industry, and you can build something extraordinary.

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.

Dream, Drive, and Resourcefulness

If you have a dream and the drive to do whatever it takes, and you're smart and scrappy, today's world makes it easier to build something. There are so many things you can do that don't cost you any money - like using social media and creating your own videos.

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.

Don't Sell Yourself Short!

I had a $30 million deal on the table. I walked away because 10% upfront wasn't enough to deliver excellence. I said, 'I'm happy to walk away rather than hurt my brand and hurt your outcome.' We didn't even make it to the gate - they called us back immediately.

Progress Requires Discipline

Without hard work, I can't make progress. Without discipline, I won't make progress. If I don't make sacrifices today for a better tomorrow, I won't make progress. If I don't defer my consumption today, I won't make progress. Those were the things that helped me.

Stocks Build Wealth, Real Estate Can Reduce Taxes

Stocks are good for increasing your wealth, while real estate can help reduce your taxes. One of my best years was 2024 - I made eight figures, so I had to buy a $5.5 million business to write it off. It was cost segregation, and I had to learn that in real time.

It's not that easy to cleanup your room. You want your room to be set up so that when you walk in there it tells you to be better than you generally are. It's organized, it has got direction, everything is in its place. You try to do that in your chaotic household

The best relationships are built by adding value

Always look to add value to somebody if you want to build a relationship. It's never a one-way street. Even when you're asking someone for something, ask how you can help them in return. That's how great relationships are built, and it's been critical to my career.

Focus Like a Hedgehog

Entrepreneurs are all foxes - always looking for the next opportunity. You need to be a hedgehog: moving in a methodical direction. When a harebrained idea comes along, put up your prickles, ignore it, and keep going with a simple, clear model without distractions.

polygamous society

If a polygamous society develops which is the alternative of monogamy, then a small minority of men get all the women and also making the women unhappy because the women don't have any access to a genuine intimate one-to-one relationship over any long period of time

hit the bottom and bounce right back up!

People hit rock bottom all the time. Most of them stay there. They get comfortable, build a couch, and make a home down there. Don't do that. One of the best things you can do in life is hit the bottom and bounce right back up. And that's exactly what you should do.

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.

Do you think everybody is built for entrepreneurship?

I do not. Entrepreneurship looks very sexy from the outside, but it takes a lot—long hours, sacrifice, and often 100-hour workweeks if you're going to do it right. You can learn to be an entrepreneur, but not everyone is willing to make the sacrifices it requires.

Why do you need debt and intelligence?

Debt is dangerous - it's like a loaded gun. If you misuse it, you'll go down. Look at the United States: we're over $38 trillion in debt because a bunch of idiots are running the country and keep printing more and more money. That's what happens when idiots use debt.

If there is one thing to be a fanatic about it's your health. Take care of yourself. The Bible describes it this way: treat your body like a temple. That's a good word. Treat your body like a temple, not a woodshed, a temple - something you take extremely good care of

Think Long-Term, Move Fast

We got offered to get acquired for a billion dollars in 2019. I said no because I want to build a trillion dollar company... always thinking big and paradoxically have incredible patience to be able to do it in 10, 20 years, but move incredibly fast in the short term.

Ant's philosophy - They don't settle for half. They go for all

To feel good about yourself do the best you can. Gather all you can during the summer. We call that the Ant's philosophy. Ant's don't settle for half. They go for all. All you possibly can, do the best you can. The greatest lift of self esteem is doing the best you can

Build a Self-Sustaining Business

The purpose of business is to help others. The purpose of business is to be viable - to be self-sustaining. You've got to focus on becoming self-sustaining, and prove it by giving people enough value that they give us more for what we give them. And then anything goes.

Working With Family

Working with family is extremely difficult. They see the relationship at every point in time, and it’s hard to separate being a father from being a partner or employee. But when someone is tough on you, it’s not personal - it’s about the greater purpose, the company.