Homeless to Billionaire Quotes

“Respect the old when you are young, help the weak when you are strong, confess when you are wrong, because one day you will be old, weak, and wrong.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“There is a solution to every problem, and every challenge allows us to grow stronger and learn things that will only help us to have an easier time in the future. I could have easily given up when I couldn’t sell a single box of cookies, but eventually, I relaxed and let the inspired idea come to me.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“This led to more people buying an entire box at a time because they would realize it was cheaper to buy a whole box than just a few cookies. Eventually, I was selling box after box of them. This technique led me to be the best salesperson on the twelve-person team.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“The moral of this story is that there is no idea too small to make massive.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Others will not see your vision, because it is not their job to do so. It is your job to bring the vision into reality.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“handwritten letter or a phone call, or it can be as significant as rewarding a coworker with a trip for their dedication and hard work. Gratitude can take many forms, but it can be effortless. It only takes a second to say “thank you” and mean it.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“The research found companies that give back to the community have higher employee retention, brand ambassadorship, and employee enthusiasm.12 Moreover, employees at organizations that give back are thirteen times more likely to look forward to coming to work.13 Again, even if I did not sincerely believe in the law of vibrational giving and had not reaped the rewards it brought, I would still instill a culture of giving in my companies, as it is proven to increase performance. Giving is, therefore, good business.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“vibrational giving.” What’s the difference? Traditional giving: The way most people give is by tithing. That is the conventional way of giving ten percent of your income to a religious organization.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“If you want a quality, act as if you already have it,” he concluded.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Most people, when asked about their goals, are not sure of their goals or cannot articulate them in a clearly defined manner. Part of my success in business has come from teaching my employees how to dream and identify their goals through a goal-setting exercise: Write down all the things you don’t want in life. Once you have nothing left to write, draw a line after the last thing you don’t want in life. Then, on a new sheet of paper, write the opposite of what you just wrote. For example, if you wrote, “I don’t want to be poor,” then on your new sheet of paper write, “I want to be rich.” If you wrote, “I don’t want to be alone,” then write the opposite, “I want to be in a relationship.” And so on: I don’t want to be sick—I want to be healthy. I don’t want to be stuck here forever—I want to travel and see new things. Once you have completed your opposite list, make a third list: “What can I start doing today?” This list is meant to bring specifics to each thing you do want in life. For example, “What can I do today that I enjoy and will make me wealthy?” Alternatively, “If I don’t want to be lonely, what kind of activities, work, and hobbies could I do today that would allow me to have a great social presence and love life?” Or, “If I want to be healthy, what sports or exercises would I enjoy that will impact my health positively?” Once you have created the “What Can I Do Today?” list, circle the top five sentences that inspire you the most and add a reasonable timeline to take action toward these goals. Then, circle the next five and so on until everything is circled with deadlines. Keep your final list accessible so that as you begin to take action, you can adjust your list’s details and timelines. Thinking about what you don’t want and about changing that into what you do want creates a foundation for building goals with real intent and action. It also trains you to live in positivity. This is more than positive thinking. Science supports goal setting.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Of course, it’s essential to have guidelines in place, so employees don’t abuse the policy, but in most cases, companies tend to see that employees take less time off than when they have a set amount of vacation time.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“If you let your people leave an hour early on a Friday,”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“It’s about the emotion behind the recognition and going out of your way to appreciate employees in ways that they would never even consider.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Consider the benefits you’ll experience when you release employees from roles they are not suited for, release your other employees from the grasp of negativity, and free yourself from the stress of having an organization that is not running on total positivity. The benefits are numerous and all positive:”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Good salespeople backed by a positive team will create more benefit in the long run than the best salesperson without team support.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“never, ever spread gossip. Gossip fuels negativity. If I ever end up in a negative conversation somewhere in public, I always make sure to excuse myself and pretend that I have to make an urgent phone call or go to the restroom. I refuse to”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“get dragged down by negative energy—that leads to more problems in life and business. The same thing is true in business.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Negative people with an aversion to learning need to be cut from your team immediately. Not only does this ensure that negativity will not settle into your organization, but it also sets an example for the other employees. They will see you honor a culture of positivity and that it is nonnegotiable. One of the most difficult things to do is separate yourself”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Andres, just because they don’t read the books you suggest or try the goal-setting exercises or visualization exercises you recommend, it does not mean they are not a team player.” To be clear, when I ask an employee to read a book or take part in an exercise, I am not asking them to follow my beliefs blindly. I am not asking them to give up their opinion. I am not asking them to mimic or parrot anything they read. I am asking them to be open to possibilities and new ways of thinking, because those are both crucial elements to success, both personally and as part of a team. I am asking them to try something new and see how it works for them. I am asking them to take part in a team culture, allowing me to see how open they are to the ideas of others, how much they are willing to participate in growing”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“They are not team players. They do not have an interest in helping others, only themselves. They are not motivated to do any self-improvement. When I first say this to people, I often get pushback.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“When you are trying to grow your business, letting your best performer go can be very difficult and can impact sales temporarily. It shouldn’t matter to you. Always value positivity over results. You can still get better results, but you can’t always fix the results a non-team player or negative person has on your organization.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“After I hire someone and take the time to help them create their own goals, I then see what I can do to make sure they succeed; it is the first way employees recognize my investment in them. I take their goals and put them up in the office, so everyone can see who is striving to do what.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“What if I flew Nenny’s daughter to Thailand and put her in school and then Nenny quit? It certainly could happen. I’ve also heard that paying for an employee’s child’s education is not a good use of company money. I don’t see it this way. How many things do we as business owners invest in for the long term believing they will return big dividends?”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“I decided to invest in her as an employee in a very nontraditional way. I call it an investment because I was viewing the relationship as a long-term success. I needed to contribute to that long-term success long before I would experience the results for myself. I offered her the job because I had seen how dedicated she was to her previous employer. I knew that I wanted to gain her trust right away. I took the time to learn more about Nenny and found out the details of her daughter and their relationship. This new-found knowledge allowed me to offer Nenny a long-term agreement. I agreed that if she came to work for me and continued to be dedicated and trustworthy, I would not only fly her daughter to Thailand but I would pay for her daughter to go to an international school until she”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“After I listen to my employees’ goals, I then ask follow-up questions to help propel them. I ask things like, “What do you think you can do this week to meet that goal?” followed with, “Okay, what about this month, next month, this year?” I like to show my employees that they can act now to fulfill those goals and that sometimes there are little goals, small things, we can accomplish throughout the next few months to obtain those big goals as well.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“formula where I could. It takes some people years, even decades, to write the book they have inside them. I was able to do it in six months. It was due to mimicking and mentorship.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“One of the ways to build that faith is to allow them to work in jobs they were not originally hired for; it shows you have faith that they can succeed with new things.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Apologizing does not always mean you are wrong and someone else is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“I always like to end a meeting discussing a negative event by saying, “Let’s learn from this and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity

“Whenever there has been a misunderstanding between my employees and I, I’m always the first to apologize and say I’m sorry, it’s my fault, that I’ve not been clear enough regarding this situation, event, or rule.”
― Andres Pira, Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity