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“In fact”
― David Finkel, Build a Business, Not a Job: Grow Your Business & Get Your Life Back

“No one showed us the distinction of building not for control, but to establish intelligent business controls to empower the business, not just Jack and me as owners.”
― David Finkel, Build a Business, Not a Job: Grow Your Business & Get Your Life Back

“You don't get paid for hours or effort; you get paid for value created. To create value you need time, but you need a special kind of time -- you need interruption-free blocks of your best time.”
― David Finkel

“One of your key responsibilities is to establish the discipline and culture of creating and using systems in your organization.”
― David Finkel, Build a Business, Not a Job: Grow Your Business & Get Your Life Back

“His business sold millions of dollars’ worth of electronic parts every year, and each time that he got involved in the fulfillment end of boxing, testing, or moving parts, or in the direct supervision of these activities, it cost his business thousands of dollars in lost revenue. Why? Because it took Steve away from doing those things in the business wherein he could contribute the most value to progress the company toward its top goals. For Steve’s company, that meant having him focus on creating the sales systems that would sell more electronic parts, and the purchasing system that would get better pricing from suppliers. These two functions were a magnitude more valuable to his company than him stalking the warehouse floor, spot-checking shipments. But he let his drive for control crowd out this better choice.”
― David Finkel, Build a Business, Not a Job: Grow Your Business & Get Your Life Back

“Live in alignment with your value, not your vanity.”
― David Finkel