“Screwing up isn’t criminal or deliberate or malevolent. But covering up is, if you get caught. And you will get caught—ask the shade of Richard Nixon. Closing down a business or going into bankruptcy is a miserable affair at any time. My advice is not to make it worse by omitting to apologize and shoulder the responsibility squarely. But don’t take it too much to heart. There’s always the chance of a comeback.”
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For employees, you can give them bonuses and a share of the profits. But do not give them equity if you can stop it from happening. Even when that’s painful.
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“But I will not give them a share. Not one. Not for love. Nor for loyalty. Not to be fair. Because capitalism isn’t fair. Life isn’t fair. The lottery of what genes we are born with isn’t fair. The moon and the stars and the gas clouds of Alpha Centauri aren’t fair.”
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“Ownership is not the most important thing. It is the only thing that counts. Nothing else counts in the getting of money. Shareholder thanks do not count. A good salary and a company car and health plan and pension don’t count. Most share options (usually nothing more than the promise of chickenfeed to salaried employees, and a promise broken half the time, too), don’t count. The gratitude of colleagues doesn’t count. Nothing counts but what you own in the race to get rich.”
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Find the balance of weakness in a negotiation. They’re usually hidden, but they determine the outcome.
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The devil is in the detail in serious negotiations. Get all the professional help you can trust. But do not surrender control of the negotiations or the agenda to such professionals. They are not the ones who will have to live with the consequences — you are.
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Prepare yourself for luck, but don't seek her out. Let her come to you.
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Don't assume that money can lure everyone into doing what you need. Many people, including very talented ones, want the chance to prove their skills and grow more than a few extra dollars every month. Money may be one motivating factor, but it's a mistake to assume it's everything.
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Talent is usually conscious of its own value. But the currency of that value is not necessarily a million-dollar salary. The opportunity to prove themselves, and sometimes the chance to run the show on a day-to-day basis, will often do the trick just as well. This holds true even if talent is placed in the driver's seat of a small division within an existing operation. What talent seeks, as often as not, is the chance to prove itself and the opportunity to excel.
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The better path is to dream big and act small. Have a big vision for your life and business, but start enacting that vision on a small skill. Do the work every day, and keep building from there. Don't take grand risks or try to do anything heroic when the best path is to act small toward your big dream. And most important of all, avoid thinking small and acting big.
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People with money will often try to buy gifts for people in their lives to repress the guilt of not being around, but these rarely work. And rich people often end up with spoiled kids who may be well-cultured, but who lack ambition or a taste of education.
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“Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but an overpriced pair of sneakers. Specially adapted sneakers may be a good idea. But the goal is still to win, and sports shoes don’t win. Athletes do.”
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You can amass enough money to be comfortable if you earn a salary working for others, but you will not get rich this way. That does not mean that you should never work for other people. Especially early in your career, you can treat working for other people as a paid research experiment. You can learn skills, see how other people do business, and understand more about running an organization.
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But if you’re serious about getting rich, you have to cultivate a strong mental armor to ward off the naysayers. You need to be open enough to take constructive criticism and to learn from your errors, but strong enough to act with conviction on your plan and to keep going in the face of adversity.
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No. It can provide you with comfort and possessions, but it also often comes with the stress of protecting your wealth and the guilt of figuring out what to do with it.
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Do not justify it. Do not explain it. Do not say "but we can be flexible." The first person who talks, loses. Let them react. Their reaction tells you everything you need to know.
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54.In a world where everyone is building machines, learn how to stay human. Focus on understanding how to work with technology while using empathy, logic, and clear thinking. Build the mindset to solve problems, not just for yourself, but to help others too.
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50. try one for 6 months, if ur interest =!, then try another one, but one at a time.
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45.Get a door to door sales job or one of those jobs selling solar at a booth or something where you basically have the worst first interaction but need to keep a positive mental attitude through the process.
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28.I think medicine is solid but if they don't want to make that commitment, then a trade suck as plumbing, electrician, elevator install and repair, etc.Don't fall for the "find your passion" bullshit, and don't go get any garbage degree. have a plan and execute.
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16.Sale Psychology; human psychology; effective communication; Closing (Creating desires, creating intrigues, and finally connecting the dots to close the deal); How Branding works (Might not be a mandate for all the niches but generally knowing this will be a bonus) .
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And never put money on a pedestal. Money is no better than a hammer. It is a tool used to do a specific job. But if a carpenter never swung his hammer because he was afraid of damaging it, nothing would ever get built. The difference is money can disappear overnight or lose all its value over events outside of our control.
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I’ve had money, and I’ve not had money. I’ve learned the skills I needed to chase that money. Built a business, sold it. Felt empty. Not from selling the business, but because I realized I’d done nothing for myself. I lost my passion along the way and the money in the bank, the new house, all of that did nothing to fill the empty space. Discover yourself. Learn what makes you excited to do. Not because of what it may pay you, but because you genuinely love it.
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Master yourself first. Learn who you are, what you love, what you’re passionate about. Let those things guide you. (This is my condensed answer. But there’s wisdom in the rest I’ve written based on real life experience.) I say this because it is my firm belief that with AI and quantum processing all advancing so rapidly, the world is going to be starved of a very human element very soon. How does one have value in the workforce and business when so many roles will evaporate in the next decade? My answer to that question is authenticity.
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