Business Made Simple Quotes

“What’s the most important thing you can do today? If you can answer that question, morning after morning, you are in an elite group of professionals.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“The number one job of a leader is to wake up every morning, point to the horizon, and let everybody on the team know where the organization is going. The number two job of a leader is to explain, in clear and simple terms, why the story of going to and arriving at that specific destination matters. The number three job of a leader is to analyze the skills and abilities of each team member and find them an important role to play in that story. All human beings long for a mission. We are all born self-identifying as heroes in a story and we know, even as children, that our existence on this planet matters. Not only this, but as communal beings, every person longs to join a team on a serious and important mission. This is why dynamic leaders are able to attract top talent. Every dynamic leader you know or have ever heard of had a mission burning inside them that other people wanted to join. Great leaders become great because their mission makes them great. There are no exceptions.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Before launching a product, I ask the marketing department to build a landing page (marketing page) for that product so I can survey interest in the product itself.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“A value-driven professional sees themself as a hero on a mission, not a victim.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Whether you work for yourself or work for a company, giving your customers or your boss an incredible return on their investment is the key to building your personal wealth.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“All of us, from time to time, aren’t treated fairly, but it’s the heroes who overcome their oppressors to accomplish their important mission.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Amateurs speak their minds, but value-driven professionals guide people’s thoughts by repeating disciplined sound bites that invite customers to buy a product that will change their lives for the better.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Companies that thrive are companies that master the art of telling customers about their products.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“When choosing what products to focus on, you want to choose products that have two critical characteristics:”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Overhead is the salary for any position that is not creating a product, marketing that product, or selling that product.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Overhead is anything involved in the cost of doing business that is not related to product creation, marketing, or sales.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Instead of understanding business as a for-profit entity that solves problems for paying customers, they think of a business more like a community group—that is, that customers give them money in order for them to create a community inside their office.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“It’s by reflecting that we edit our actions and design our lives. Those who do not reflect neither edit nor design—they simply respond.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“The question is this: If this were the second time I were living this day, what would I do differently?”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“By staying relentlessly optimistic, you dramatically increase the chances that at some point you will succeed. The more optimistic you are, the more you will be willing to try—and the more you try, the more often you will actually experience success.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“daydreaming and talking about ideas do not put points on the scoreboard. It’s only when we make a real thing happen in the real world that our world begins to change and get better.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“how it will make their lives better, and what they need to do to buy it.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Life is a game of statistics. There are no guarantees, but the more positive effort you put in, the more likely you will be to win.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“you down by forcing you to be”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“A mark of a competent adult is their ability to accept feedback. The mark of a child is their expectation of praise without merit.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“Challenges. We must embrace challenges rather than avoid them. 2.Obstacles. We must persist through obstacles rather than give up. 3.Effort. We must see effort as a path to mastery rather than as a fruitless endeavor. 4.Criticism. We must learn from criticism rather than ignoring useful feedback. 5.Success of others. We must be inspired by the success of others rather than feeling threatened.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More

“How do we succeed in life and business? We prove ourselves worthy investments.”
― Donald Miller, Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More