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Raise your standards, pick up the pace, sharpen your focus, and align your people. You don't need to bring in reams of consultants to examine everything that is going on. What you need on day one is to ratchet up expectations, energy, urgency, and intensity.
Frank Slootman • Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
The main job of a founder is to be the best leader people have ever seen in their life.
Evan LaPointex.comBe unapologetically yourself in your work . Infuse as much of YOU into the work as possible. It won't be for everyone, but the ones that do stay and listen will be absolutely entranced. It’s better to have a few true fans than a room of half-hearted listeners.
30 Lessons From Art / Business / Life — Kening Zhu
As you move forward, there are a few things to keep in mind. First and foremost, it’s never too late to “become” yourself. Aristotle, for example, didn’t fully devote himself to writing and philosophy until he was nearly 50. There are also benefits to taking a long, winding path to self-fulfillment. Remember that age typically brings wisdom, resili... See more
Harvard Business Review • The Upside of Being a Late Bloomer
The best way to be good at sales is to genuinely believe in what you’re selling. Selling what you truly believe in feels great, and trying to sell snake oil feels awful.
Sam Altman • How to Be Successful
According to him — and this has certainly been the case whenever I’ve done it — your business grows in exact proportion to how many norms you defy, and how ruthlessly you do it. It may very well be the single easiest way to make more sales, build a more influential & popular brand, and create customers that want to buy your every offer — if for
... See moreBen Settle • BizWorld: How to Create an Irresistible Business Universe Your Customers Love to Buy from and Hate to Leave
The goal is not to fit in. If anything, it’s to amplify the differences, what doesn’t fit, the special characteristics unique to how you see the world. Instead of sounding like others, value your own voice. Develop it. Cherish it.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Let me say it again, because it’s that important: intentionally developing your Ask muscle is a REQUIREMENT for entrepreneurial success. The question, of course, is how you do it.
Noah Kagan • Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours
Selling is a discipline that can be learned like any other. It’s a matter of first deciding to believe that what you are selling is valuable, helpful and worth the money (it is!). Then understanding who it can help, what results and feelings they are seeking and how your product provides the answer. You have to stretch your comfort zone. And you ge
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