Richie Norton Quotes

There are literally hundreds of other micro-experiences and incredible experiences that help shape the book. But what really drove it home for me was not only hundreds of years of history that I went through to help formulate the concept of starting something stupid, but practicing it for myself and with hundreds of my own clients.

~ Richie Norton

Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.

~ Richie Norton

That challenge you have right now...it’s not a wall, it’s a door. It's meant to be opened. Get a handle on the situation and open it.

~ Richie Norton

There is a very real danger present when we suppress our feelings to act on inspiration in exchange for the “safety” of the status quo. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to live a more fulfilling and purpose driven life. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. We risk sacrificing the beautiful blessing of finding a greater sense of meaning in our own lives.In short, we run the very real risk living a life of regret.

~ Richie Norton

Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell.A lot of people sell homes. They all have structure. Location, size, style, function, benefit, community, who stays (and leaves)...totally different. You can sell or do anything at a premium. It may be a home, but the type of clientele you work with is a choice. Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell.Go to work.

~ Richie Norton

Urgency means paying the details the attention they deserve, with the respect they deserve, without delay.

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What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The first stops and stays on the side. The second, crosses and reaches new worlds.As soon as your mind identifies the bridge, the gap is gone...but the bridge was always there...you just had to see it.There are holes in the ground, yet a bridge (which is there, but may take time to see) filled it. That's where asking better questions comes in. Where is the bridge so I can cross? There is one. Believing there is a bridge from where you are to where you want to go is 99% of the battle. The other 1% is to cross it.But do I have to build the bridge? Maybe. But everything is first created in the mind and then in the world. The bridge is there. See it. Cross it.

~ Richie Norton

You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotage from bosses who can’t perform.

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Don't allow life to pass you by because you are afraid of [looking] stupid.

~ Richie Norton

Opportunities will come and go, but if you do nothing about them, so will you.

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Act NOW on those ideas! As they say, you snooze you lose. Or as I say, if you BEGIN you WIN.

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Fear is the freaky troll under the bridge that leads to achievement.

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Personal and private and public and professional lives are blended.Separating them is what makes a fraud, hypocrite, alter ego.

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The key ingredient in engaging the power available from service is motive.

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When we leverage, we aggregate and organize existing resources to achieve success.

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Bad boss? Fire him/her. When you're interviewing for a job, You're job is to interview them. You are an equal.

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Like creating a masterpiece, quitting is an art: you have to decide what to keep within the frame and what to keep out.

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Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center.

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TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as “charity.” One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and highest level of giving is described like this:“The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignified manner, or by extending a suitable loan, or by helping them find employment or establish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become dependent on others.”Serve others in a way that helps them become self-reliant (or interdependent) and watch miracles happen for both you and them.

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Creators always have an advantage because they make the stuff we consume.

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It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSTAY. Don't wait. Just ship.

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To crush fear doesn't mean you eliminate it; crushing fear means you literally crush it down into smaller, more manageable parts and tackle one piece at a time.

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It all starts with a tiny, stupid idea, then one thing leads to another, and suddenly, you find something amazing: yourself.

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Try it out yourself. Test your idea with an experimental project. See what works and what doesn't. Then move forward or move on.

~ Richie Norton

Stupid is the New Smart.

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Don't wait. Start stuff.

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If you want to trust yourself, make decisions that aregrounded in your authentic principles. Don’t lie. Don’tcheat. Don’t push others down to obtain success.

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Jealousy in any form will cloud thinking and form bad habits. Jealousy is an addiction.

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Influence creates affluence. Affluence does not create influence. Affluence makes you more of who you already are.

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You can learn from those who have come down from the mountain, but you won’t have the same experience unless you climb yourself.

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Don't worry. You'll find your message in your mess.

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Mission matching: an ask that creates synergistic congruence (aka win-win) between missions.

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If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-other, than a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent) to a boss.

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You have to dig a well before you can draw water from it.

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A principle is not merely a fundamental truth, but principles must serve as the very first source of every decision we make along the road to success.

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Life is too short not to start something stupid.

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Credibility comes from results. Everything else is just marketing.

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Marketing is safe. Sales is risky. UNLESS, marketing has done its job. Then sales is safe too.

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When you say the word marketing, do you think of serving? Until you do, you’re going to live far below your highest potential.

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Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.

~ Richie Norton