your attitude controls your destiny, in business and health



less process, more passion



the learner will inherit the future



the art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge



risk more than others think is safe, dream bigger than others think is practical



superman doesn't cringe at flying in bad weather



discipline is the training that makes punishment unnecessary



most people are better at waiting to speak than listening



learning is the only sustainable source of competitive advantage



judge someone by their questions than their answers



the usefulness of a stamp is in its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there



it's better when leaders believe in their followers



people remember people who remember them



people are the only sustainable advantage of an organization



we don't see things as they are, we see them as we are



someone willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance



when two people always agree, one of them is unnecessary



winning alone is worse than losing together



accountability requires consequences, can't have one without the other



a reputation is easier kept than recovered



profit is the applause from appreciative customers and committed employees



a successful business is proof of a courageous decision



systemize the predictable so you can humanize the exceptional



plan for the failure of your plan



be the owner of your money, not the accountant



we don't do, unless we feel



we're not logical, we're biological



motivation isn't something you have, it's something you do



what you appreciate, appreciates



learn to earn, so you can return



don't promise; prove



there's no such thing as failure, only failure to learn



everything is figureouttable



trust your gut, don’t cover your butt



don’t seek change, seek to integrate and innovate



innovation is saying no to 1,000 things



the most precious resource we have is time



hire character, train skill



not harder, smarter



it’s not necessary to change, survival is not mandatory



you can’t delegate leadership; exercise or abdicate it



it's not how smart you are; it's how you are smart



you cannot scale your business faster than you can scale yourself



if you are willing to feel everything, you can do anything



there is no traffic jam on the extra mile



don't major in minor things



learn from other people's mistakes



if it's a bad time, you're growing



the most precious resource we have is time



hire character, train skill



not harder, smarter



it’s not necessary to change, survival is not mandatory



you can’t delegate leadership; exercise or abdicate it



it's not how smart you are; it's how you are smart



you cannot scale your business faster than you can scale yourself



if you are willing to feel everything, you can do anything



there is no traffic jam on the extra mile



don't major in minor things



learn from other people's mistakes



if it's a bad time, you're growing



take lots of breaks



love your mission but not everything about your work



build a team whose strengths are your weaknesses



surround yourself with amazing people who inspire you



care about solving



deliver honest feedback kindly but directly



build the right culture



relentless execution



to earn trust, build trust



your path is not written in stone



move the average up a little bit everyday



trust in the magic of a new beginning



find ways to honor other people's dreams



figure out your why



hire smart people and get out of their way



children don’t listen to their parents, they become them



crisis doesn’t build character, it reveals it



skills can be taught, character you have or you don’t



the believers are the doers



it's the crazy ones that change the world



having the right mindset is everything



do not shy away from getting your hands dirty



you should never outsource the most difficult problem



life is boring, it is upto me to make it interesting



I only answer to me



if you want to be great there are no shortcuts



life doesn't come without sacrifices



you can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you



don’t let bad leaders hide behind good numbers



excuses and results are mutually exclusive



recognize efforts, reward results



you can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do



everyone has a plan, until you get hit in the face



done is better than perfect



if you don't make dust, you eat it



if you can't change the people, 'change' the people



if your presence doesn't make an impact, your absence won't make a difference



never hire somebody who doesn’t raise the average



the worst thing we can do is do the wrong thing well



goals produce results, not activities



plants and dollars can be managed, people expect leadership



bad decisions made with good intentions are still bad decisions



never take advice from someone who doesn’t have to live with the consequences



anything worth doing is worth doing better



the best life plans are the ones you don't make



pick and choose your battles



be yourself, own who you are



don't analyze your pleasures



lead with your heart



you will get better at what you do frequently



seek the company of teachers and students



do the things that scare you the most



practice opening doors for others



sell what you believe in!



involve your children in your working environment



a goal of your business should be to make the society better



step away from people who will drown you



to help others, you need to take care of yourself first



always ask - is that still true?



forget things fast



don’t let work define who you are



I do the work but I am not the work I do



don’t take yourself too seriously, nobody else does



if you enter the rat race, you better be the king rat



glass ceilings are there to be broken



do something you enjoy



success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success



every problem in life is a gift



it’s okay to fall several times, as long as you get up



you learn more from failures



never forget where you came from



always stay hungry



never ever, ever give up



success is not absence of problems but the ability to deal with them



empathy, gratitude, compassion are key to a happy life and business performance



your right is only to action, not the results



the credit belongs to the person in the arena



if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it



learn the rules so you know how to break them



think a little less, live a little more



you are the story you tell yourself



every expert was once a beginner



it's the people who built the pyramids



trust the process



if you are passionate and love what you do, you will find the answers



your idols are often sitting across room



start small and slow and aim to grow



disengage without conflicts



not being greedy is a competitive advantage



excess is not a requirement for success



bootstrap first, find funding later



go to VCs as kings



always remind yourself that you can’t predict the future



laugh more



make time for the people in your life that matter



listen to hear, not to respond



get up and walk, a stagnant body is a stagnant mind



train yourself to find undervalued assets



tell stories, they are extremely powerful



invest your time in what you are really good at



have a singular focus on simplicity



be relentlessly consistent



be a better version of yourself everyday



you can't change without changing



a worried person sees a problem, a concerned person solves it



never go through life saying ‘you should have’



it's not about the events or intensity, it’s about consistency



inhale the future, exhale the past



let curiosity be your compass



intuition is not enough, it has to be held accountable



whether you can or cannot, you’ll always be right



deliver results, despite setbacks rise to the occasion and never settle



feel obligated to respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree



benchmark yourself and your team against the best



start with the customer and work backwards



you can avoid failure by doing nothing



the easiest thing to do is nothing



think differently and look around corners for ways to delight customers



understand the difference between pleasure and happiness



surviving difficulties
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being successful



be frugal, accomplish more with less



where there is disruption, there is an opportunity



have relentlessly high standards



the better you can switch off, the better you can switch on



learn and be curious



have no regrets



constantly seek criticism, a well-thought out critique is gold



follow through like a beast on every swing



seek diverse perspectives and work to disconfirm your beliefs



we are not here to correct the world



give others the benefit of ‘good person, bad circumstance’



earn trust, listen attentively, speak candidly, treat others respectfully



replace I don’t know with I don’t know 'yet'



as inventors, we accept to be misunderstood for long periods of time



the best way to persuade someone is with your ears



have a bias for actions



you miss 100% of the shots you don't take



think long term and don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results



make hay while the sun shines



if you don't have any shadows, you're not standing in the light



when you give up your dreams, you die



never think you’ve made it, that mindset will only limit your growth



the network is exponential, have one and leverage it



own your identity and origins, there’s no shame and no other choice



the rule of 72 is a powerful tool to forecast future value of an asset



to be successful, find out what you love to do and what you’re good at doing



the more you know the more you realize how little you know



build consensus; you can't agree on the solution if you don't agree on the problem



live comfortably, define your comforts based on your values



if you don't like something, change it; if you can't, change your attitude



if you can't share, what good is having something?



success in life is incomplete without a succession plan



make your parents proud



to be successful - earn, save, invest, and enjoy - in that order



delegate, trust the people you work with



take risks to pursue what you truly love



have fewer expectations of others



you can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it



whatever I am is because of listening, observing, and doing



compound interest works, even for knowledge



things don't happen till you make them happen



if a student doesn't learn, it's the teachers fault



comparison is the death of joy



intelligence is not directly proportional to formal education



if you are going to think, think BIG



this too shall pass



the more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in war



return on equity (RoE) is better than return on investment (RoI)



you are happy or aren’t, there’s no ‘happier’



shortcuts make for long delays



you can't give what you don't have



being nice is never out of fashion



start where you are, use what you have, do what you can



let go, it is okay!



do it afraid



get rid of the noise



a mistake is a lesson, not a loss; a temporary and necessary detour, not a dead-end



success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get



your salary might be the bribe they pay you to forget your dream



good days spoil you, bad days teach you



don't practice till you get it right, practice till you can't get it wrong



intelligence not tempered by human affection isn’t worth much



it's not how we make mistakes, but how we correct them that defines us



motion != progress



it's okay to have money as long as money doesn't have you



investments should be reliable, repeatable, and scalable



the purpose of life is to have a life of purpose



it's not about winning, it's about not giving up



lower ROI is better than risking capital



be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful



success is a battle between you and yourself



do or do not, there is no try


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