Powershift Quotes

“So go with what you know, trust your instincts, take your best shot…and whatever you do, don’t be caught waiting for somebody else to give you permission to do your thing.”
― Daymond John, Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome

“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.”
― Daymond John, Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome

“We have a saying in Spanish,” he tells me. “ ‘Pasos cortos, vista larga,’ which means ‘Short steps, long vision.’ And when you’re living in a world where it’s instant gratification, because you’re making easy money, quick money, you’ve got to always watch out for that, which is why I always say, ‘Dope money comes quick, leaves quicker.’ For me, it’s slow but fo’ sho’, you know. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, always.”
― Daymond John, Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome

“The key thing we had in common was that neither one of us was willing to wait for something to happen to us…or for us. We were each out to make something happen, and the way we did that was to make the first move. Always.”
― Daymond John, Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome

“Some of my goals are general in nature—like, say, wanting to take care of my family and my employees. And some are very specific—like, say, wanting to cash a check for $102,345,086.32 by a certain date.”
― Daymond John, Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome