Richard Fenton > Quotes

“Courage is not the absence of fear,” he stated. “Courage is acting in the face of fear. It’s being afraid of something and doing it anyway.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Rather than setting goals for the number of yes’s you are planning to get each week, you set goals for the number of no’s you’re going to collect.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“A willingness to fail means a person will tolerate just enough failure to get what they need from life, and no more. A wantingness, on the other hand, means you’re not just tolerating the no’s in your life, you’re actually beginning to seek them. When you develop a true wantingness to fail, rejection starts being fun!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“reward people for their failures, not just their successes,”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“learning to hear no over and over again and to never quit... now that builds character and self-esteem. That’s empowering!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“While we have absolutely no control over the actions of others, we do have total and complete control over how we react. What if we decided to make each no we received and every rejection we encountered something that empowers us? Instead of avoiding rejection, what if we made the decision to seek rejection? Instead of avoiding no or perhaps simply tolerating it, what if we went out of our way to actually go for no!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Babe Ruth is remembered for his record 714 homers, not his 1330 strikeouts, which was also a record! When everything in life is over and done with, no one will remember your failures, just your successes. And neither will you.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Failing... and becoming a failure... are two very different things.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“The truth is, most people spend their lives doing everything within their power to seek success while simultaneously doing everything within their power to avoid failure—a recipe that virtually ensures average performance! Increasing your failure rate is the ultimate strategy for long-term, outstanding performance.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! for Network Marketing

“your fear of hearing the word ‘no’ is the only thing standing between you and greatness.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Do something everyday that scares you,”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Where is it written that rejection has to be awful? Why can’t rejection be only slightly annoying or amusing or, for that matter, exciting and energizing?”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“What if we decided to make each no we received and every rejection we encountered something that empowers us?”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“We sugarcoat it and dance around it and talk about it as if it were death! The best way to desensitize yourself to a word is to use it, and the best way to desensitize yourself to an action is to do it!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“a motivated person who was willing to get in front of enough people and simply tell their story would almost always outsell the ‘sales pro’ with the slick closes and fancy techniques.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Successful people fail eagerly while failures avoid failing. The whole point of becoming willing to fail more is to become a success, so that one day you won’t be forced to look back on your life and say to yourself, ‘I’m a failure.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“People who still read books were a rare breed—and becoming more rare all the time. God Bless the readers of the world.”
― Richard Fenton, Onyx Webb: Book Ten: Episodes 29, 30, 31 & 32

“Instead of avoiding no or perhaps simply tolerating it, what if we went out of our way to actually go for no!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but ‘no’ can never hurt me!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“It isn’t easy, but like everything else in life, it becomes easier with practice.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Quit focusing on your fear and look at the positive, Eric.” “Which is?” “You’re expanding your comfort zone. You know the comfort zone is never static. It’s always in a state of expansion or retraction. Think about how courageous you’re being.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Not Taking NO Personally Here’s my take on the fear of rejection: It’s a sign that you’re placing a higher value on your fear of looking bad in front of other people than you are on making an impact in someone else’s life. It’s saying, “I place a higher value on how I look than I do on impacting other’s lives and making a difference on this planet.” No one wants to hear that because it’s tough. It’s tough love. The truth is if you’re not willing to practice getting rejected so you can develop the ability to go out and prospect for your network marketing opportunity, that’s fine. Just own it. Embrace”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! for Network Marketing

“Instead of avoiding rejection, what if we made the decision to seek rejection? Instead of avoiding no or perhaps simply tolerating it, what if we went out of our way to actually go for no!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“If you’re not succeeding fast enough, you’re probably not failing fast enough, and you can’t have one without the other. So, if you’re going to avoid one, you’re going to avoid both.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Ben Franklin said it best: Success has ruined many a man.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“If you’re going to fail, fail big!”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“Sometimes this happens because we get lazy and would prefer not to keep pushing ourselves. Other times, it’s because of the perception”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! for Network Marketing

“I’m all in favor of rewarding people for their successes, but not to the exclusion of recognizing the people who’ve displayed a true willingness and wantingness to fail. You”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

“To achieve meaningful success—to be considered successful by virtually any standard—you must be willing to fail. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! for Network Marketing

“successful people apart from the masses, and their willingness to fail was at the top of the list.”
― Richard Fenton, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There