01UndatedMy parents did a great job of creating a home we wanted to return to...and all of our friends wanted to be there too.Richie Norton / quote ↗
02UndatedSometimes I work so long and so hard that I have no idea what day or time it is. I forget to eat. I don't get ready for the day. I fall asleep on the couch and wake up and get back to work.Richie Norton / quote ↗
03UndatedForest rangers see the forest differently. Likewise, entrepreneurs see the world differently.Richie Norton / quote ↗
04UndatedEvery book you've ever read on LEADERSHIP will finally make sense (and become practical) if you change the word "leader" to INFLUENCER.Richie Norton / quote ↗
05UndatedThe competition is out to get you. Are you a moving target or a sitting duck? Innovate or die.Richie Norton / quote ↗
06UndatedWhat does a ship absolutely need to stay afloat? I’m not a mariner, so I can’t exactly say. . . but what I can tell you is that ships don’t absolutely need lighthouses—but they sure do help!When it comes to acting on inspired ideas, it’s easy to trick ourselves into thinking we don’t really need to do them, but that’s like a ship ignoring the beacon of light on a rocky shore.Richie Norton / quote ↗
07UndatedEveryone loves the idea of "disruption" in business, but no one likes it when it happens to them.Richie Norton / quote ↗
08UndatedIf you think it's funny to make fun of the "used car salesman," you better only buy new and never sell your car. Just sayin.Richie Norton / quote ↗
09UndatedAt the end of the day, if you have a great product and service paired with the wrong pricing strategy / business model, you don’t have a business.Richie Norton / quote ↗
10UndatedDon't disregard your so-called "stupid ideas." They may be inspired thoughts and high-potential opportunities. Whatcha gonna do?Richie Norton / quote ↗
11UndatedShare your success stories with others. Don't brag, but don't hide your light. People want (and need) to be inspired and instructed. I know I want to follow and learn from successful people. Isn't that the basis for every business and self-help book? People will also give you good ideas to build on your own wins when you share openly. And when you write out your wins to an audience, your own ideas start to grow within you. Will you try? What's a win you've had lately? Don't be shy about it.Richie Norton / quote ↗
14UndatedIf you're in business, all the content in the world will do you no good unless it leads to a sale.Richie Norton / quote ↗
15UndatedPondering the legitimate modern day problem of intellectual bullies. Self-proclaimed smarties attacking the innocent. They revel in being politically correct, all-loving and open-minded while not applying these principles to themselves.The ultimate double standard in the name of truth and acceptance. It's sad.This is not a post about anyone in particular. This is an observation over years.Have you seen it? Call it out when you do.The offender won't know what to do because they know that you know their game.Richie Norton / quote ↗
16UndatedThe Great Wall of Facebook:Having just visited the Great Wall of China, I'm thinking about the walls we build on FB. They are real. They keep people in and others out.Build your wall carefully by answering this question:What are you building your wall around?Richie Norton / quote ↗
17UndatedBe a learning machine. What made you money last year, won't necessarily make you money this and next year.Richie Norton / quote ↗
18UndatedIf you have time to write a business plan, you have time to prove the model. Just sayin.Richie Norton / quote ↗
19UndatedIf you want control, loosen your grip. You're strangling your employees. Letting go is actually holding on.Richie Norton / quote ↗
20UndatedAre you setting business goals? Try this:Step 1: Add a "0" to your revenue goal.Step 2: Take away a "0" from your expense goal.Step 3: Let your mind go to work.Thank me later.Richie Norton / quote ↗
23UndatedPeople love to say, “You gotta fake it till you make it.” But this implies that the fake you is someone better than who you inherently are, and this is simply not the truth. Let me say this loud and clear: the person you imagine yourself to be in the very best and most powerful moments of your life, is the authentic you. And in truth, I imagine you’re probably much more amazing even than that.Richie Norton / quote ↗
24UndatedLive in a way that helps you lean into your fears, make a difference and live without regret.Richie Norton / quote ↗
