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People are losing faith in humanity. They are losing hope an act of kindness could lift their spirits, and they could pass their happiness onto their children.

For me, success is growth and contribution. I need to feel like I’m growing, whether it’s getting in better shape, learning, or growing our business.

Put aside all the Hollywood troops of millionaires and billionaires. It’s okay if you want to earn money. It’s okay if you do earn money.

How would we show up for them today if they weren’t going to be here tomorrow?

Finding meaning and purpose in your own life has an indescribable power. It’s also a blessing.

By making a difference in your own life, you will now be able to make a difference in the lives around you.

If you really want it, you really have to act like you want it. You can’t just say you want it.

If you can’t make the commitment, then this is not the life for you.

You are going to spend that time on Earth anyway. Why not go for it? If it doesn’t work, well, you’re right back where you started.

Ray’s commitment to his first two years paid off. “ I made $19,000 in 2009. In 2010 it was $350,000. In 2011 it was $700,000.”

Your level of commitment is directly tied to whether or not you are making the ask. If you are hesitating to put yourself out there, then you already have one foot out the door.

We were learning at a much faster clip, because we were already doing it.

I mistake so many people make when they start to grow with that they confuse micromanaging with verifying. Don’t micromanage your team; do what you hired them to do and focus on growing your business. Verify that they are doing what you asked and then take a step back and allow them to do their thing so you can focus on bringing in revenue.

We didn’t have the luxury to wonder, “ what if we did this or what if we did that?”. We just did it and learned from it.

We did our very best to stay away from analysis paralysis by taking massive actions. In this way, we were able to fix problems as they arose.

Your revenue is your business. Making sales and closing deals is your business. Making lists is not your business.

Knowledge is not power; it’s potential power.

It’s very difficult to determine if something is the right move or not based on just your thoughts. You’ve kind of got to get into the weeds and get your hands dirty, and really play with it more

At the end of the day, no matter what you’re doing, for you to make money you’re going to have to talk to people.

He was spending so much time in the car, he decided to use that time to his advantage. While he drove, he gained over 50 customers for his side business by talking to his passengers. He made enough to stop having to drive for Uber, but continues to do so anyway because he’s riders are his biggest source of customer revenue!

Be more addicted to the activity than getting fast results.

people are aware of what it takes to succeed; most are just not willing to do it.

Think like an information marketer and know that every part of your journey will be of interest to someone else.

You can be profitable without being the number one in something. A lot of people may resonate more with you because you’re more like them you may have just started generating results, and they want to know how to do that too.