“The only thing that prepares you to run a company is running a company.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
“If you don’t like choosing between horrible and cataclysmic, don’t become CEO.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers—Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
“People who consistently succeed are those who can commit all of their resources, mental and physical, to work together toward achieving a task.”
― Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement
― Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement
“to be a philosopher in all that you do, and if you wish also to be seen as one, show yourself first that you are and you will succeed.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“whatever we do. Instead of pretending that we are living some great story, we must remain focused on the execution—and on executing with excellence.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
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