Confidence Quotes

Knowing the truth is so minuscule compared to having the nerve to say it...and even more to live it.

~ Criss Jami

Acquiring knowledge doesn't bring power into your life, until you apply what you have learned.

~ Shannon L. Alder

The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.

~ Anderson Cooper

Stop explaining to others, people will only understand from their level of discernment.

~ Abhysheq Shukla

Fear is the most prodigious enemy of our soul

~ Abhysheq Shukla

Respect is reverence out of love, Fear is reverence out of hate.Choose Wisely

~ Abhysheq Shukla

Imagination is the connecting line that connects humanity to the other realm to tap from its abundance.

~ Auliq Ice

People LOVE change (when it's about changing others). People HATE change (when it's about changing themselves).

~ Richie Norton

If you want an incredibly passionate, happy, ALIVE business…don’t overcomplicate things. Once all is said and done, the foundational elements of a successful business are very simple: respect, service, value and sales. Comparatively, everything else is froth.

~ Richie Norton

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

~ Richie Norton

WE MAY FEEL...BUT WE DON'TWe may feel the need to change employment, but we don’t.We may feel the need to start a specific project, but we don’t.We may feel the need to pursue higher education, but we don’tWe may feel the need to heal a broken relationship, but we don’t.We may feel the need to work to improve our spiritual lives, but we don’t.We may feel the need to take steps toward a healthier physical or emotional life for ourselves and/or our family, but again, we don’t.(This list could likely go on for eternity.)The desire for progression is innate, but the problem we face is that the actual act of progression is also a choice.Without embracing our inherent need for progress, for positive growth and/or change, we’ll still go on living....But at what cost?

~ Richie Norton

How much value do you want to get out of life? You get out what you put in. Approach your life with intent, courage, faith and hard work, and you’ll reap the beautiful value those sacrifices provide. That’s the way our strange world works.

~ Richie Norton

Always err on the side of generosity.

~ Richie Norton

Don't just create art to make money. Make money so you can create more art.

~ Richie Norton

People who say it's just business are lying. It's a deceptive and manipulative tactic used by weak minds. Anyone who has ever run or been in business knows that a business will fail if the relationships are not healthy. Business is the business of relationships. That is all.

~ Richie Norton

How to change the world in two words: S.T.A.R.T. N.O.W.1. START - Serve. Thank. Ask. Receive. Trust.2. NOW - No Opportunity Wasted

~ Richie Norton

We’re all scared.Yes, all of us. I’m afraid every day. If I’m not afraid, I must not be doing something I need to be doing. I believe that when you’re doing important work, you feel fear because you don’t want to fail. The challenge is to not let the fear stop you from doing the work that will enable you to achieve your goals. You need to recognize the fear for what it is and allow your “why” (your compelling vision) for what you’re doing be bigger than the fear itself.So where do you start? Identify your fears. As they say, name it to tame it. Then, move forward.

~ Richie Norton

Some people just love to stir the pot, but don't realize they're cooking themselves.

~ Richie Norton

Give your idea a chance. You’ll never hit a home run (or a base hit for that matter) if you don’t swing.

~ Richie Norton

Is it weird that when I see a cool t shirt or pick up a toothbrush or see a new car I don't think about the product itself? I think about the thousands of people and dollars to make it.I think about how the retailer that took the risk to buy and resell it. Then I work backwards to the store costs, the distributer who got it there, the shipping company that brought it over from China, the factory workers that made it, the people that sourced the materials and the people that harvested the raw materials, and on and on...The global economy is amazing. Your $20 t-shirt is a freaking miracle.

~ Richie Norton

My parents did a great job of creating a home we wanted to return to...and all of our friends wanted to be there too.

~ Richie Norton

Sometimes I work so long and so hard that I have no idea what day or time it is. I forget to eat. I don't get ready for the day. I fall asleep on the couch and wake up and get back to work.

~ Richie Norton

Forest rangers see the forest differently. Likewise, entrepreneurs see the world differently.

~ Richie Norton

Every book you've ever read on LEADERSHIP will finally make sense (and become practical) if you change the word leader to INFLUENCER.

~ Richie Norton

The competition is out to get you. Are you a moving target or a sitting duck? Innovate or die.

~ Richie Norton

What does a ship absolutely need to stay afloat? I’m not a mariner, so I can’t exactly say. . . but what I can tell you is that ships don’t absolutely need lighthouses—but they sure do help!When it comes to acting on inspired ideas, it’s easy to trick ourselves into thinking we don’t really need to do them, but that’s like a ship ignoring the beacon of light on a rocky shore.

~ Richie Norton

Everyone loves the idea of disruption in business, but no one likes it when it happens to them.

~ Richie Norton

At the end of the day, if you have a great product and service paired with the wrong pricing strategy / business model, you don’t have a business.

~ Richie Norton

Don't disregard your so-called stupid ideas. They may be inspired thoughts and high-potential opportunities. Whatcha gonna do?

~ Richie Norton

Share your success stories with others. Don't brag, but don't hide your light. People want (and need) to be inspired and instructed. I know I want to follow and learn from successful people. Isn't that the basis for every business and self-help book? People will also give you good ideas to build on your own wins when you share openly. And when you write out your wins to an audience, your own ideas start to grow within you. Will you try? What's a win you've had lately? Don't be shy about it.

~ Richie Norton

Beware: If you egg people on, you'll get egg on your face.

~ Richie Norton

Don't be a hater and call it love.

~ Richie Norton

If you're in business, all the content in the world will do you no good unless it leads to a sale.

~ Richie Norton

Pondering the legitimate modern day problem of intellectual bullies. Self-proclaimed smarties attacking the innocent. They revel in being politically correct, all-loving and open-minded while not applying these principles to themselves.The ultimate double standard in the name of truth and acceptance. It's sad.This is not a post about anyone in particular. This is an observation over years.Have you seen it? Call it out when you do.The offender won't know what to do because they know that you know their game.

~ Richie Norton

The Great Wall of Facebook:Having just visited the Great Wall of China, I'm thinking about the walls we build on FB. They are real. They keep people in and others out.Build your wall carefully by answering this question:What are you building your wall around?

~ Richie Norton

Be a learning machine. What made you money last year, won't necessarily make you money this and next year.

~ Richie Norton

If you have time to write a business plan, you have time to prove the model. Just sayin.

~ Richie Norton

If you want control, loosen your grip. You're strangling your employees. Letting go is actually holding on.

~ Richie Norton

Are you setting business goals? Try this:Step 1: Add a 0 to your revenue goal.Step 2: Take away a 0 from your expense goal.Step 3: Let your mind go to work.Thank me later.

~ Richie Norton

Life isn't about having, it's about experiencing.

~ Richie Norton