Daymond John is an highly successful businessman, author, venture capitalist, and T.V. personality. He’s most well known from his appearances as a panel member on the hit T.V. program, ‘Shark Tank’. He’s also the founder and CEO of FUBU, and The Shark Group, as well as a two-time New York Times bestselling author. Indeed, Daymond John is no stranger to success. Which is exactly why we’ve rounded up this inspiring collection of Daymond John quotes for success.

That said, if you’ve ever wanted to glimpse into the mind of this multimillionaire, or gleam some of his best secrets for finding success in business and in life, then you’ll enjoy these quotes. So, let’s dive into these Daymond John quotes and see what we can learn:

BEST DAYMOND JOHN QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

1. “If people haven’t laughed at your dreams, then you aren’t dreaming big enough, just keep pushing forward.” – Daymond John

2. “Don’t listen to anybody who tells you you can’t make it.” – Daymond John

3. “You don’t have to work for a big corporation if you don’t want to.” – Daymond John

4. “It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.” – Daymond John

5. “Sometimes you have to learn how to fail before you can succeed.” – Daymond John

6. “My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it’d be my homework.” – Daymond John

7. “Don’t focus on you, focus on what you can give others.” – Daymond John

8. “Align yourself with the right people, forge the right relationships and you’ll be set up for the long run.” – Daymond John

9. “Don’t wait for the ‘perfect time’, you’ll wait forever. Always take advantage of the time you’ve been given.” – Daymond John

10. “I think it’s only failure if you put the word failure on it. I think it’s part of the process of learning.” – Daymond John

11. “The easiest thing to sell is the truth.” – Daymond John

12. “I believe the last thing I read at night will likely manifest when I’m sleeping. You become what you think about the most.” – Daymond John

13. “When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there and invent something.” – Daymond John

14. “I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.” – Daymond John

15. “If you expect something in return for being a nice person, you’re not a nice person.” – Daymond John

16. “The things that I’ve learned is, try to make all the mistakes with your own money and on a small level.” – Daymond John

17. “Success is waking up everyday and doing what you want to do.” – Daymond John

18. “Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.” – Daymond John

19. “I’m a big advocate of financial intelligence.” – Daymond John

20. “Life is a cruel teacher. She loves to give you the test first, and the lessons later.” – Daymond John

21. “We all want the freedom to make our own decisions.” – Daymond John

22. “Entrepreneurship is two steps forward one step back. But no matter what, you have to keep stepping.” – Daymond John

23. “You can make up your own opinion, but you cannot make up your own facts, go sell.” – Daymond John

24. “An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made.” – Daymond John

25. “Mindset is what separates the best from the rest.” – Daymond John

26. “Don’t look at your mistakes as a loss. Think of them as knowledge gained.” – Daymond John

27. “I don’t want people saying you need money to make money, you don’t.” – Daymond John

28. “You either think like a shark or you don’t. It’s up to you.” – Daymond John

29. “Being broke is temporary but poverty of the mind is permanent.” – Daymond John

30. “Just because someone is already doing something, it doesn’t mean you can’t do it better.” – Daymond John

31. “Life is like business, 20% of what happens to you is 80% of how you react.” – Daymond John

32. “It helps to be so hungry you have no choice but to succeed.” – Daymond John

33. “The time will never be perfect, you can only make perfect use of your time.” – Daymond John

34. “If I am successful and you’re not, don’t get mad at me. We all have the same 24 hours. What are you doing that’s different?” – Daymond John

35. “As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.” – Daymond John

36. “Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts.” – Daymond John

37. “Real entrepreneurs aren’t ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ people.” – Daymond John

38. “When you succeed you have a million people to thank, but when you fail there is only one person to blame.” – Daymond John

39. “Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don’t be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road.” – Daymond John

40. “Supporting another persons success will never ruin the chances of yours.” – Daymond John

41. “As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you’re taught to be laser-focused on the business.” – Daymond John

42. “All these people who hear all those stories about take out large loans and just “go for it”? It’s a lie, and they should never do that.” – Daymond John

43. “Listen, every overnight success has taken 15 years, and that’s just the way it goes.” – Daymond John

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44. “I think when people are out there and they don’t know what they want to do, I think first of all they should go into a field where they would do it for free.” – Daymond John

45. “Success is access to information, not money.” – Daymond John

46. “If you don’t educated yourself, you’ll never get out of the starting block because you’ll spend all your money making foolish decisions.” – Daymond John

47. “Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family and business with expiration dates, and I update them every six months.” – Daymond John

48. “Pioneers get slaughtered, and the settlers prosper.” – Daymond John

49. “Be inspired by the success of others but don’t be intimidated by it.” – Daymond John

50. “If I’ve learned one thing in this life it’s this: even if you lose, don’t lose the lesson.” – Daymond John

51. “I’ve failed way more than I’ve succeeded.” – Daymond John

52. “The only way to make sure a project or endeavor fails is to quit on it.” – Daymond John

53. “It’s the basic lesson of starting a company; if you don’t know how to do something, find someone who does.” – Daymond John

54. “If you’re not living your dreams then you’re living your fears.” – Daymond John

55. “Be in the efforts business, not the results business.” – Daymond John

56. “Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don’t look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.” – Daymond John

57. “The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.” – Daymond John

58. “Responsibility is something that must be taken, it can’t be given.” – Daymond John

59. “No matter what color or creed you are, if you understand the fundamentals of life and business, if you keep applying yourself you can make it.” – Daymond John

60. “I believe that in business and in life, if you don’t have a strong foundation, the rest will crumble.” – Daymond John

61. “It helps to have passion for your pursuit, especially when passion is the only resource.” – Daymond John

62. “The one asset that’s more important than any other is the passion you bring to your journey.” – Daymond John

63. “You have something that nobody else has. Let it lead you to success.” – Daymond John

64. “Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to others.” – Daymond John

65. “There’s a big difference between chasing your dreams and chasing money. Make sure you’re chasing the right thing.” – Daymond John

66. “Do what you love and success will follow.” – Daymond John

67. “You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.” – Daymond John

68. “If you don’t like the direction you’re headed in, then make a change! Don’t wait for the right moment, start making the life you want for yourself NOW.” – Daymond John

69. “Sometimes, the more haters you have is a sign that you’re doing something right! Don’t let the doubters get in your way. Instead, let them motivate you to work even harder to make your dreams a reality.” – Daymond John

70. “Once you make joy your biggest asset, you’re way ahead of the game.” – Daymond John

71. “Look at every day as a new opportunity to accomplish your goals and make your dreams happen. No matter what challenges life throws at you, if you can just keep coming back with this same energy, it’s only a matter of time before you start seeing your success.” – Daymond John

72. “It’s that hunger. It’s that drive. It’s the instinct that nothing is ever going to stop you.” – Daymond John

73. “No matter what skills you have or don’t have, the first step to success is having the winning mentality!” – Daymond John

74. “Don’t get comfortable. If other people around you are taking the day off, be the one person that stays on. The best way to set yourself up for success is to start NOW.” – Daymond John

75. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow, I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Daymond John

Final Thoughts

There you have it, the best of the best Daymond John quotes. We hope they provided you with both insight on what it takes to follow your dreams, and the inspiration to help you get started and accomplish those dreams.

Till you reach your aims,

STRIVE

PS – If you enjoyed these Daymond John quotes, then you may also enjoy these other inspiring success quotes from fellow sharks like Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, or Kevin O’Leary.

Kevin O’Leary is a highly successful businessman, entrepreneur, author, and venture capitalist who is most well-known from his participation as a panel member from the wildly popular reality T.V. show, ‘Shark Tank’. He’s founded, invested, and sold many companies over the years, (including one for over $4 billion) and has achieved massive financial success and fame in the process. As such, we’ve pulled together some of the best and wisest Kevin O’Leary quotes to give you a bit of insight into the mind of this business icon.

So, if you’re looking to get inspired, or just want to peer through the eyes and thinking process of this business genius, then let’s dive right into these Kevin O’Leary quotes for success:

BEST KEVIN O’LEARY QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

1. “Life is hard, money doesn’t care, your tears don’t add value.” – Kevin O’Leary

2. “The road to riches is never straight and narrow. It can be riddled with financial land mines.” – Kevin O’Leary

3. “You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like.” – Kevin O’Leary

4. “You don’t do it for the money. It’s not about the greed. It’s about personal freedom. The reason you want to be an entrepreneur is to be able to do whatever you want with your time anytime you want. That’s the whole idea. It’s to set yourself free to pursue the dreams you have.” – Kevin O’Leary

5. “A salary is the drug they give you to forget your dreams.” – Kevin O’Leary

6. “Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas.” – Kevin O’Leary

7. “Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competitors. I want to make their lives miserable. I want to steal their market share. I want them to fear me and I want everyone on my team thinking we’re going to win.” – Kevin O’Leary

8. “I like to take risks, that’s how I make money. But they are calculated risks.” – Kevin O’Leary

9. “Don’t let the dark clouds of greed confuse you.” – Kevin O’Leary

10. “Money has no gray areas, you either make it or you lose it.” – Kevin O’Leary

11. “The personal sacrifices of entrepreneurship are huge.” – Kevin O’Leary

12. “There are two types of people. There are the people who own the store, and the people who scrape the sh** off the floor. You have to decide which one you are.” – Kevin O’Leary

13. “What are the most important qualities that make a successful entrepreneur? The ability to communicate. The ability to express your idea with certainty. That’s how you become a leader, even if you’re unsure. Your ability to explain your vision and your direction is the attribute you need the most. Articulate your idea in 90 seconds or less.” – Kevin O’Leary

14. “When you’re 21 years old, or 20 or 18 or 19 and you start putting aside 10 percent of what you make, you’ll have over $1,000,000 by the time your 65. If no one else is going to worry about your retirement, I want you to worry about it.” – Kevin O’Leary

15. “Whatever you do, somebody can do it better. You have to bring your A game in every single day. There’s nothing unique about any one individual. What’s unique is their passion, their ability to execute, to meet targets and exceed them.” – Kevin O’Leary

16. “I’m not planning on giving my kids any of my wealth. They know when their education is over, I’m pushing them out of the nest. The bird you see dead under the nest is the one who didn’t think about the future.” – Kevin O’Leary

17. “I don’t consider myself an ordinary investor anymore. I don’t care what the last round was valued at. This may sound arrogant, and perhaps it is, but I’m Mr. Wonderful. What I can do for businesses is remarkable.” – Kevin O’Leary

18. “I was working once in an ice cream parlor, when I was about 15 years old, my first real job. On the second day, I was asked to scrape the gum off between the Mexican tiles on the floor. I said to the woman who owned this store, it was called Magoo’s Ice Cream Parlor, ‘You didn’t hire me to scrape gum. You hired me to scoop ice cream.’ This girl in the shoe store across the way that’s looking at me, I don’t want her to see me scraping the gum. She said, ‘What are you talking about? I’ll do anything I want with you. Get down on your knees and scrape that gum.’ Then I said, ‘I’m not doing it.’ She said, ‘You’re fired.’ Last job I ever had. “I owe that woman everything.” – Kevin O’Leary

19. “You need to be willing to fire someone once they lose their direction with the business. There is no debate on this one — you have to fire them.” – Kevin O’Leary

20. “If you want to control your own destiny, you work for yourself. That’s how it works.” – Kevin O’Leary

21. “I’m not a tough guy. I’m just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you can’t deal with it, too bad.” – Kevin O’Leary

22. “I like gold because it is a stabilizer; it is an insurance policy.” – Kevin O’Leary

23. “If you want a friend, buy a dog.” – Kevin O’Leary

24. “I’m not trying to make friends, I’m trying to make money.” – Kevin O’Leary

25. “Working 24 hours a day isn’t enough anymore. You have to be willing to sacrifice everything to be successful, including your personal life, your family life, maybe more. If people think it’s any less, they’re wrong, and they will fail.” – Kevin O’Leary

26. “You don’t build wealth part time.” – Kevin O’Leary

27. “I have had some great successes and great failures, I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.” – Kevin O’Leary

28. “I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed – but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don’t see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can’t even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on?” – Kevin O’Leary

29. “The only reason to do business is to make money; that’s the only reason for doing business.” – Kevin O’Leary

32. “Money equals freedom.” – Kevin O’Leary

31. “If you can’t make money after 36 months, it was a hobby not a business.” – Kevin O’Leary

32. “Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.” – Kevin O’Leary

33. “I do not own single security anywhere that doesn’t pay a dividend, and I formed a mutual-fund company with that very simple philosophy.” – Kevin O’Leary

 34. “Nobody forces you to work at Wal-Mart. Start your own business! Sell something to Wal-Mart!” – Kevin O’Leary

35. “If you want to be an entrepreneur, know that there will be stretches of time when you will have to work for other people.” – Kevin O’Leary

36. “Vision is nothing without a plan to execute it.” – Kevin O’Leary

37. “Whatever you pay attention to grows. Quit wasting time and money” – Kevin O’Leary

38. “There is a discipline required as an entrepreneur about working to optimize the business. There is no balance in life as an entrepreneur. You can’t expect to work 9 to 5; that’s never going to happen. You have to expect that it’s going to consume your life for a period of time. That’s the downside, but the upside is that you buy yourself freedom in perpetuity.” – Kevin O’Leary

38. “There’s only one side with me, the right side. You get the correct version of the facts.”

40. “In business, if you are not growing, you are dying.” – Kevin O’Leary

41. “Debt is evil” – Kevin O’Leary

42. “I want to go to bed richer than I woke up.” – Kevin O’Leary

43. “Don’t cry for money, it never cries for you.” – Kevin O’Leary

44. “So much of life is negotiation, even if you are not in business.” – Kevin O’Leary

45. “Running a successful business is an all-consuming, all-encompassing venture, which totally invigorates some, and totally exhausts others.” – Kevin O’Leary

46. “I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth.” – Kevin O’Leary

47. “When the stakes are high, you have to become ruthless about the bottom line.” – Kevin O’Leary

48. “If you don’t know how to pivot, you’re going to zero.” – Kevin O’Leary

49. “The best motivator in the world is money. And if that doesn’t work, try more money.” – Kevin O’Leary

50. “Vision is easy, execution is hard.” – Kevin O’Leary

51. “I’d rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.” – Kevin O’Leary

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52. “You never put more than 20% in any one sector, and you never put more than 5% in any one stock.” – Kevin O’Leary

53. “You may not achieve your ultimate goal, but you’ve got to go in that direction. If you’re lost, you’ve got to have a plan.” – Kevin O’Leary

54. “The best investment in your life will always be on you.” – Kevin O’Leary

55. “If you’re going to take a risk, the person to risk on is you.” – Kevin O’Leary

56. “The time in your life when you invest in venture capital is when you’re giving back, after you’ve made a ton of money. Then you say okay I’ll put 5 or 10% in a bunch of deals and help out the next generation of entrepreneurs, that’s what I am doing. But the real dough is sitting in a very conservative portfolio.” – Kevin O’Leary

57. “I predict in the next ten years crypto, blockchain, bitcoin, all of this innovation will be the 12th sector of the S&P.” – Kevin O’Leary

58. “Very often nepotism is what kills the golden goose.” – Kevin O’Leary

59. “The backbone of the success of our country and capitalism, and the most noble thing you can do in your life, in my opinion, is to start a business and quit your job.” – Kevin O’Leary

60. “If at first you don’t succeed, get over it and get to work on something better.” – Kevin O’Leary

61. “Downturns are the best time to start businesses, because you develop discipline that’s very lean and mean in terms of how to spend money. And those habits serve you very well in good times.” – Kevin O’Leary

62. “Every entrepreneur I meet is very passionate, that’s just part of the equation. I actually argue that what matters most is executional skills.” – Kevin O’Leary

63. “Experience is the most brutal teacher you’ll ever have, but the best for results.” – Kevin O’Leary

64. “Money may go to bad people but it never goes to bad ideas.” – Kevin O’Leary

65. “We’ve made a big mistake in the last 10 years vilifying capitalism, I am one of the people who want to take that back.” – Kevin O’Leary

66. “Everybody knows that success is an addictive, obsessive, and often fleeting thing. So my best advice is: Enjoy it as much as possible and whenever you can! Why else are you working so hard?” – Kevin O’Leary

67. “If you don’t know how to fail, you’ll never learn how to succeed. Hitting rock bottom with grace and learning what you need to do better next time is an art form that almost every successful person has mastered. There will always be rejections, bad ideas, and mistakes. It’s what you do AFTER that matters.” – Kevin O’Leary

68. “Know when to cut the rope! Entrepreneurs who care in love with bad ideas kill companies and send money running.” – Kevin O’Leary

69. “My answer is always going to be, if your goal is to get rich or famous, you’re doing it wrong. Fame and fortune is byproduct of great work, but freedom is the ultimate reward.” – Kevin O’Leary

70. “Don’t start something that you don’t have a lot of passion for.” – Kevin O’Leary

71. “A**holes get rich because they are not afraid to ask for what they want.” – Kevin O’Leary

72. “Go out every single day with the mindset that you will win.” – Kevin O’Leary

73. “You have to believe in yourself, you have to believe in your business, and you have to believe that you can take it all on and WIN.” – Kevin O’Leary

74. “A lot of entrepreneurs get lost in the day to day hustle that they lose sight of the long term goal. What’s your BIG picture! Be clear about your goals, and make sure that everything you’re focusing on daily aligns with it. Let’s stop investing time and money into things that ultimately are leading us nowhere.” – Kevin O’Leary

75. “The key to success that I would’ve taught myself 20 years ago — shut up and listen.’ – Kevin O’Leary

76. “If you’re not totally in love with what you’re doing, you’re screwed. You have to make the assumptions that the person you’re competing with really loves what they do and is willing to work 25 hours a day.” – Kevin O’Leary

77. “If you don’t think business is war, you’ll be one of the people that loses.” – Kevin O’Leary

78. “Business is a competition, that’s what it ultimately comes down to. You’re constantly competing for the best ideas, the brightest minds, and the most market share. It’s always war.” – Kevin O’Leary

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Final Thoughts

We hope you enjoyed this inspiring and insightful collection of Kevin O’Leary quotes. Certainly there were many valuable success gems hidden within, so if you need to, bookmark this page and revisit it often.

Kevin knows a thing or two about success, and he generously puts it out all out there for all to learn, on what it takes to succeed financially and in business in this day and age. So, pay attention and never stop learning.

Till you achieve your aims,

STRIVE

Myron Golden, Ph.D. is the best selling author of ‘From The Trash Man to The Cash Man: How Anyone Can Get Rich Starting From Anywhere’. He’s also a songwriter, owner of his very own record label, and a successful business growth consultant who helps people turn their passion into profits. As someone who once lived in poverty, to now being a multimillionaire, Myron understands how to overcome adversity and he knows a thing or two about success. As such, we’ve rounded up some of the best Myron Golden quotes of all time.

Our hope is that you’ll leverage his wise words to help you find a bit of inspiration and motivation to take your life or business to the next level.

That said, if you’re ready for these insightful and inspiring Myron Golden quotes on success, then let’s dive right in:

BEST MYRON GOLDEN QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

1. “If you’re going to get rich, the first thing you gotta do is you have to get okay with the idea that being rich is okay.” – Myron Golden

2. “Anxiety is the thief of your dreams.” – Myron Golden

3. “The greatest business breakthroughs that I have had is probably collapsing time frames through high ticket sales.” – Myron Golden

4. “Wealth is measured in time.” – Myron Golden

5. “You can always make up in leverage what you lack in ability.” – Myron Golden

6. “Problems are a sign of progress and difficulty is a sign of destiny.” – Myron Golden

7. “Stop trying to find someone to validate what you know God already put inside of you.” – Myron Golden

8. “If you want to become wealthy, then you have to find out what the top 5% of people do financially and do the same thing.” – Myron Golden

9. “You’ve got to find out what the bottom 95% are doing financially, and whatever else you do, don’t do what they do.” – Myron Golden

10. “Be a lot, do a lot, do a lot have a lot. ” – Myron Golden

11. “What do the top 5% do, that those in the bottom 95% don’t do?” – Myron Golden

12. “What do the bottom 95% do that the top 5% don’t do?” – Myron Golden

13. “If you study both wealth and poverty, you can learn how to become wealthy.” – Myron Golden

14. “Follow the principles that rich people follow, and you will become rich. It’s that simple.” – Myron Golden

15. “Poor people stop learning as soon as they get out of school. Rich people continue their education long after they graduate.” – Myron Golden

16. “If you learn to master one thing really well, you can conquer people who are average at a thousand things.” – Myron Golden

17. “We didn’t have T.V. at all. Why? Because I wasn’t going to watch somebody else live their dreams while we were living a nightmare.” – Myron Golden

18. “Time is infinitely more valuable than money.” – Myron Golden

19. “It is not enough to just make a lot of money. What you have to do is build a financial fortress around your family.” – Myron Golden

20. “Abundance and lack are always both present, and we get the one we focus on.” – Myron Golden

21. “Poverty is not something that is lacking out there, poverty is always something that is lacking inside.” – Myron Golden

22 “Wealth is a good idea, because wealth is a God idea.” – Myron Golden

23. “I saw all these people around me making all this money and I was like, ‘If they can do i, then I can do it.’ If it’s a possibility for anyone, then it’s a possibility for me.” – Myron Golden

24. “If I’m out selling something that nobody buys, it doesn’t matter. Every time I do the presentation and nobody busy, I learn another way not to do a presentation.” – Myron Golden

25. “I did something that most people are unwilling to do, and that is I lasted through the learning curve. I kept working on what seemed like it wasn’t working.” – Myron Golden

26. “I started in insurance in October of 1985, selling insurance and investments. I didn’t get my first sale until April of 1987, 18 months.” – Myron Golden

27. “Emotions are the energy in motion that cause you to move or keep you from moving.”

28. “Some will, some won’t. So what, someone’s waiting, next.” – Myron Golden

29. “Most people are not persistent enough to get the results they want.” – Myron Golden

30. “If you are unwilling to do, you are undeserving to have. That’s how God set it up.” – Myron Golden

31. “It’s impossible to have peace, unless you’re willing to go to war.” – Myron Golden

32. “Self interest is not selfish.” – Myron Golden

33. “We get paid in life in direct proportion to our resourcefulness.” – Myron Golden

34. “People who are working on perfect never get anything done.” – Myron Golden

35. “We think we see life the way it is. We actually see life the way we are. Become the person who sees life a new way.” – Myron Golden

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Final Thoughts

There you have it, the best of the best Myron Golden quotes on success. We hope these inspirational quotes have both enlightened you and intrigued you to learn more about the success wisdom that Myron has to teach.

That said, if you enjoyed this page, please share it or any of the quotes with someone who could use a few good words.

Till you reach your aims,

STRIVE

PS – If you enjoyed these Myron Golden quotes for success, then you’ll also enjoy these inspiring quotes about success and achievement.

Barbara Corcoran is a highly successful entrepreneur, investor, author, and celebrity panel member from the hit reality T.V. show, ‘Shark Tank’. Her first claim to fame came just after she sold her high powered real estate brokerage, ‘The Corcoran Group’ to NRT for over $66 million. And since then she’s been growing her fortune while inspiring people all over the world. With that said, we’ve rounded up some of the best Barbara Corcoran quotes of all time.

Our hope is that her insightful quotes will both encourage and inspire you to lean in to the abundance of opportunities that await, if you’ll but take the leap. So, if you’re ready for some of Corcoran’s best quotes on success, then let’s dive in:

BEST BARBARA CORCORAN QUOTES ON SUCCESS

1. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they feel sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran

2. “You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes you just have to jump.” – Barbara Corcoran

3. “Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneurs DNA.” – Barbara Corcoran

4. “I have a theory and I really believe it, I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.” – Barbara Corcoran

5. “My best successes came on the heels of failure.” – Barbara Corcoran

6. “The biggest challenges in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head.” – Barbara Corcoran

7. “Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” – Barbara Corcoran

8. “When you’re building a business, you’re either all in or your not.” – Barbara Corcoran

9 “A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.” – Barbara Corcoran

10. “Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.” – Barbara Corcoran

11. “A complainer is like a death eater, because there’s suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.” – Barbara Corcoran

12. “So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.” – Barbara Corcoran

13. “I consider your rejection a lucky charm, because everything that ever happened in my life came on the heels of failure.” – Barbara Corcoran

14. “A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back like gang busters.” – Barbara Corcoran

15. “Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guild breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.” – Barbara Corcoran

16. “Whenever I feel stuck I get up from my desk and go outside. I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. I’ve found all the big ideas that make a sizeable difference in my business when I’m playing outside.” – Barbara Corcoran

17. “Fun is always good for business! Whenever I conduct my business as usual, it results in usual business. But when I take the time and put in the energy to plan something fun for myself and my company outside of the office, it always results in extraordinary business.” – Barbara Corcoran

18. “The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you’re in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful if you can just get the juice out of that…. don’t miss it.” – Barbara Corcoran

19. “I find running a business in a man’s world to be a huge advantage. I wear bright colors, yank up my skirt + get attention.” – Barbara Corcoran

20. “All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.” – Barbara Corcoran

21. “Speak from the heart what you believe and put it on the table. It’s not your job to make somebody buy it. It’s your job to present it and to believe it.” – Barbara Corcoran

22. “Play up what you’ve got & don’t waste time worrying about what you don’t.” – Barbara Corcoran

23. “The only thing you can learn anything worthwhile… is through your failures.” – Barbara Corcoran

24. “When it comes to hiring, the best people are honest plus have lots of enthusiasm. I don’t care about the resume – the right attitude always wins.” – Barbara Corcoran

25. “I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.” – Barbara Corcoran

26. “Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.” – Barbara Corcoran

27. “Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs, or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.” – Barbara Corcoran

28. “Story telling is everything. Show me an MBA and your sales numbers, that’s fine. But tell me a great story and we’ll talk.” – Barbara Corcoran

29. “You don’t need an MBA to launch a business. You need street smarts and grit.” – Barbara Corcoran

30. “Stop comparing yourself to everyone else around you. If you’re minding someone else’s business, no one is minding yours.” – Barbara Corcoran

31. “People most resistant to fun need it the most.” – Barbara Corcoran

32. “Some of the worst pitches here are the people who talk all fancy who’ve been to business school.” – Barbara Corcoran

33. “You don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going.” – Barbara Corcoran

34. “Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.” – Barbara Corcoran

35. “If you want to be noticed, dress the part.” – Barbara Corcoran

36. “The hardest lesson to learn is that you are more capable than you think you are.” – Barbara Corcoran

37. “Everybody has something they excel at. You need to figure out what yours is and build a life around it.” – Barbara Corcoran

38. “In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.” – Barbara Corcoran

39. “If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!” – Barbara Corcoran

Related: Barbara Corcoran Success Story

Final Thoughts

There you have it, the best of the best when it comes to Barbara Corcoran quotes. Again, we hope her quotes inspire and motivate you to take a few more chances in your personal and professional life. Especially when it comes to business.

Till next time,

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Jeff Bezos is one of the most recognized names in the world of business. After founding and then building up one of the largest and most successful ecommerce companies in the world, he leaned into other industries like cloud computing, self-publishing, AI, and has also been taking them by storm. Needless to say, Jeff Bezos knows a thing or two about success and achievement. As such, we aim to capture some of his most inspiring and insightful sayings on success with this collection of Jeff Bezos quotes.

We hope they’ll both educate and inspire you to dream big, and strive to achieve big, just as Bezos has. So without further ado, let’s dive into this collection of remarkable Jeff Bezos quotes about success.

BEST JEFF BEZOS QUOTES ON SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT

1. “The No. 1 thing that has made us successful by far is obsessive compulsive focus on the customer.” – Jeff Bezos

2. “If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.” – Jeff Bezos

3. “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” – Jeff Bezos

4. “To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment.” – Jeff Bezos

5. “If you never want to be criticized, for goodness’ sake don’t do anything new.” – Jeff Bezos

6. “Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don’t do anything new.” – Jeff Bezos

7. “We can’t be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.” – Jeff Bezos

8. “In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. In the new world, that inverts.” – Jeff Bezos

9. “One of the only ways to get yourself out of a tight box is to invent your way out.” – Jeff Bezos

10. “Work hard, have fun, make history.” – Jeff Bezos

11. “The death knell for any enterprise is to glorify the past — no matter how good it was.” – Jeff Bezos

12. “What’s good for customers is good for shareholders.” – Jeff Bezos

13. “We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’re successful: 1) Put the customer first. 2) Invent. 3) Be patient.” – Jeff Bezos

14. “Most people,” he said, “think that if they work hard, they should be able to master a handstand in about two weeks. The reality is that it takes about six months of daily practice. If you think you should be able to do it in two weeks, you’re just going to end up quitting.” Unrealistic beliefs on scope – often hidden and undiscussed – kill high standards. To achieve high standards yourself or as part of a team, you need to form and proactively communicate realistic beliefs about how hard something is going to be.” – Jeff Bezos

15. “People who are right most of the time are people who change their minds often.” – Jeff Bezos

16. “As a company grows, everything needs to scale, including the size of your failed experiments. If the size of your failures isn’t growing, you’re not going to be inventing at a size that can actually move the needle.” – Jeff Bezos

17. “If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we’ll turn out all right.” – Jeff Bezos

18. “If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness.” – Jeff Bezos

19. “In the end, we are our choices.” – Jeff Bezos

20. “What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” – Jeff Bezos

21. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” – Jeff Bezos

22. “Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.” – Jeff Bezos

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23. “If you’re doing anything interesting in the world, you are going to have critics. You can’t stop it. Move forward. It’s not worth losing any sleep over.” – Jeff Bezos

24. “Complaining is not a strategy. You have to work with the world as you find it, not as you would have it be.” – Jeff Bezos

25. “Stress comes from ignoring the things that you shouldn’t be ignoring.” – Jeff Bezos

26. “One of the huge mistakes people make is they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passion; your passion chooses you.” – Jeff Bezos

27. “If we think long-term we can accomplish things that we couldn’t otherwise accomplish.” – Jeff Bezos

28. “Life is too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.” – Jeff Bezos

29. “When the world changes around you and when it changes against you — what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind — you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.” – Jeff Bezos

30. “Your margin is my opportunity” – Jeff Bezos

31. “Failure and invention are inseparable twins.” – Jeff Bezos

32. “A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last.” – Jeff Bezos

33. “If you don’t understand the details of your business, you are going to fail.” – Jeff Bezos

34. “You need to be nimble and robust. So you need to be able to take a punch and you also need to be quick and innovative and doing new things at a high speed. That’s the best defense against the future.” – Jeff Bezos

35. “You have to always be leaning into the future. If you’re leaning away from the future, the future is going to win every time.” – Jeff Bezos

Related: Jeff Bezos Success Story

Bonus Jeff Bezos Quote

Bonus: Alright, here’s our last and final Jeff Bezos quote on success. Enjoy!

Final Thoughts

Alright, there you have it, the best of the best when it comes to Jeff Bezos quotes on success and achieving staggering results in life and in your business.

We hope you enjoyed reading them as much as we enjoyed researching and rounding them up for you. Don’t hesitate to book mark this page, and come back and explore some of other inspiring quotes on success and achievement when you need a positive nudge to get fired up.

Till then and until you reach your aims,

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