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Pay cash and move slow.

Why Debt Is Just Risk With a Different Name

Debt equals risk, and the borrower is slave to the lender. We went slowly because we did it with organic cash - but when COVID hit, we didn't go out of business.

Hardest Seasons Bring You Closest to God

I met God on the way up, got to know Him on the way down.

I never hold back. I didn't get here by holding back.

Human connection is becoming more valuable

As the world goes more AI and more tech, the non-scalable human interactions and effort you put into the people you roll with are about to explode in value - even though people still misunderstand its value today.

The power of non-scalable leadership

I'm busy, but I'll always make time for non-scalable behaviors - having dinner with teammates, one-on-one conversations, and 15-minute check-ins. Let people know you're human, and learn what they truly care about. That's what's missing.

I have no time. I'm fighting for every second.

The CEO Skill Nobody Teaches

Scaling unscalable behaviors with the human beings that most matter to your outcome is disproportionately the most important thing a CEO can do.

Keep going until you get there

Keep fighting, keep going, and then do what you want to do.

You need enough cash flow to keep the business alive.

What it takes to build success

To build something like an 80 million business, you have to sacrifice time. One day only has 24 hours, and every day and night you are thinking about how to improve, how to get more business, and how to do things better. Every moment, your mind is on your work. I would go to the office every day, even on holidays, reading documents and staying focused.

Find successful people, study them, and do exactly what they do.

Follow the pattern of success

I just follow the pattern. Many of my friends are older than me and very successful in business, so I study what they do and follow exactly the patterns they use.

You can rest, but don't stop.

Failure is part of learning

You will fail. Once you fail, you understand what is not good for you. Then you learn from it, and you go again and do it again.

Talking is cheap. Work on it.

Stand tall, stay kind

Stay kind, no matter how bad the situation you think you are in right now - it’s your moment to shine. Stay kind, be polite to people, and stand up tall. Even if you die, you won’t regret it.

Learn fast, improve faster

You need to learn fast, absorb quickly, and think critically - then you will create something better than before.

Never accept “good enough”

You need to be precise and critical. Don’t just accept something as good because someone says it is good - always ask yourself, “Can we make it better?”

Fail, learn, fail better

Don’t be afraid of failure. I failed many thousand times. Every time I failed, I learned. Next time I failed, I failed better, and I stood up again and failed better - until one day someone told me, “Yo bro, you’re now the champion.”

Make your vision real

You are the only one who truly knows what you want before you achieve it. If you really believe in yourself, make it real.

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?

Your success begins with you

You are the only person who can make yourself succeed - or make yourself fail.

Go far with a great team

If you work by yourself you can go fast, but work with a great team you can go far and deep.