Richie Norton Quotes

To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.

~ Richie Norton

Dreams hit the fan? Life unexpectedly take a turn for the worst? Here’s what you do:First thing I think is to realize God didn’t do this to you. It’s just life.Second, know that it sucks. It does.Third, it’s a tunnel not a cave.Fourth, it still sucks.Fifth, it’s not hopeless. Assign meaning to it. Choose for these horrible things to bring you closer to family and god and not farther apart.Praying for you

~ Richie Norton

Rule 1: Be kind.Rule 2: Don't be a doormat when they step on you.Kindness and sticking up for yourself go hand in hand if you want happiness.

~ Richie Norton

Don’t allow your crisis to become a crisis of faith.

~ Richie Norton

The bigger the mess, the greater the progress.

~ Richie Norton

Every penny NOT spent on investing in yourself (after basic needs of course) may be a wasted future opportunity from missing learns and connects.

~ Richie Norton

Earning is a product of learning. You're only one letter away from earning more.

~ Richie Norton

Work is meant to create a desired outcome. If your work is not creating the dream, what are you working on?

~ Richie Norton

Where there is no integrity, there is no unity.

~ Richie Norton

Integrity is the bond of trust.

~ Richie Norton

Success is not about age, it's about action.

~ Richie Norton

Everyone is pretty good at learning. Very few are good at doing.

~ Richie Norton

Ignorance paired with arrogance (naïveté) is logical, but arrogance paired with awareness (ego) is toxic.

~ Richie Norton

Turn your self-hell into self-help.

~ Richie Norton

If you want to double your productively, shorten the timeline to by 50%.

~ Richie Norton

I'm always amazed that people will stand around books for hours and only look at the spine. I think I should write a book called the power of having a spine - #metaphor

~ Richie Norton

If you’re not scared every day, you’re not pushing hard enough.

~ Richie Norton

Truth is the greatest marketing campaign.

~ Richie Norton

Some people say they have 20 years experience, when in reality, they have 1 year's experience repeated 20 times. (Stephen M R Covey to Richie Norton when Norton asked if he was too young to train older executives for Covey.)

~ Richie Norton

Hiding behind titles to create security is insecurity.

~ Richie Norton

Two questions I'm pondering:1. If money didn't exist, would you still chase your dreams?2. If money didn't exist, would you still keep your job?If the answer is YES to both, you're on track. If the answer is NO to either, what needs to change?

~ Richie Norton

Perfection is born of imperfection.

~ Richie Norton

Do you have a personal mantra? Mine comes from a childhood song. Wherever I go the grass grows greener.

~ Richie Norton

Just because you have baggage doesn't mean you have to lug it around.

~ Richie Norton

Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. ACTION is the cure.

~ Richie Norton

Selling is a sacred trust between buyer and seller.

~ Richie Norton

Never mix negative thinking with negative people. Multiplying negatives, in this instance, won't make a positive.

~ Richie Norton

People with money tend to buy more things instead of experiences...because they don't have time.

~ Richie Norton

When the going gets tough, people bail. When the going gets easy, people get lazy. Honest, smart, hard work is the way to get results.

~ Richie Norton

Don’t let your day dreams become your personally living nightmare.

~ Richie Norton

Are you in love with your idea more than your reality? Change that.

~ Richie Norton

Freedom on the inside comes when validation from the outside doesn’t matter.

~ Richie Norton

There is only one way to make money: sell something. You're either selling your time or a product. The secret? Productize your time. That's freedom.

~ Richie Norton

The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.

~ Richie Norton

Politics is not leadership. It never has been. It never will be.

~ Richie Norton

People who make big promises can also make big lies. Trust first, but exercise smart trust. You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego and jealousy for bosses who can’t perform. If your job or task is codependent, you can be sabotaged. Always seek interdependence and people who are authentic at the core, not blue in the face.

~ Richie Norton

Mentors change lives, but students change mentors’ lives more.

~ Richie Norton

To be humble is to be teachable. Meek, not weak. The most humble people are the most aggressive leaders. Aggressive because to be truly taught, is to sincerely do. To lead. To start. To achieve. Willingly and urgently doing the work to make change.

~ Richie Norton

How to uplift others. It’s not a pie, it’s a cake. It’s not a ladder, it’s a bridge.

~ Richie Norton

LEADERSHIP is your org chart turned upside down.

~ Richie Norton