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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.

Stay with what you know. Don't get in another man's game.

Who is your God?

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I know He is real because the greatest miracle in my life wasn't discovering who my biological father was - it was becoming someone different from the man I thought I came from.

Take care of your customer, and your customer will take care of you.

Never say 'I can't', always say 'I can'.

Never gave up. Gave God the glory.

Bitterness is its own poverty

Oftentimes, the brokest people I've met are the most bitter people in the world.

What did you learn about pricing?

Pricing doesn't really matter as long as it's good quality. People want quality, they're going to buy from us.

Price is only an issue when value is absent.

Confidence attracts business

If people don't want your business, that's okay. Let them go somewhere else - and they'll come back when they realize your value.

Keep going despite the doubters

People will always doubt you. They'll always say that you're not good enough to do it. Put your blinders on and keep going.

correlation between physical health and financial success?

Money, mind and soul...

Nobody's going to come save you.

If it's to be, it's up to me.

Majority ownership matters!

I always took majority ownership. Have I had people who were dishonest? Sure. But screwed over in business? No - because I'm going to be in charge.

You got to work your ass off; it doesn't come easy.

Treat others the way you want to be treated

Treat everybody like you treat yourself. Be fair, be honest, don't screw anybody, and do the right thing.

The reality of bank lending

Banks give you an umbrella when the sun is shining, and when it starts raining, they take it away. When you truly need money, they're least willing to lend it - because they take risks only when they're confident they'll be repaid.

Borrow capital, keep ownership

Get seed money to help you, but let them be loans, not owning your company.

Cash keeps businesses alive

Most businesses fail because they're under-financed. You can have the greatest idea in the world, but if you can't get through to profitability, you won't make it.

How can I scale a company?

If you have the demand for the business, it's scalable, and you can't be afraid to make moves. To be a big boy, you're going to eat big, and if you don't want to do that, then you'll always stay a small guy.

Secret to getting rich

You have to work for yourself, and you have to find something that appeals to everybody.

If you're afraid, you're never going to make the move that you need to make.

God has a better plan!

Commit your plans to the Lord, and He will establish them. But so often we say, “Here are my plans - let’s make it happen,” like God is a genie in a bottle. And He responds, “That’s cute - I’ve got a better plan.” Because His plan is bigger, He sees the outcome, and He even knows the desires of our hearts better than we do.