Joe Polish Quotes

The opposite of addiction isn't sobriety, it's connection. Addiction can be a response to trauma.

"I'm grateful to have you in my life." More people need to hear that.
Don't lose the muscle of genuine human connection.
The people who consistently reach out are the people nobody forgets.

Intimacy is exploring a shared safe place. Abuse destroys it. And addictions are what we do to make ourselves feel good when we don't have a safe place.

In the realm of business, distinguishing between bad behavior and inherent badness is crucial. We all navigate moments where our actions might not align with our true character. It's a journey of aligning our value system with who we aspire to be.

Stanford professor BJ Fogg calls it B=MAP. Behavior equals Motivation, Ability, and Prompts.

The question isn't whether you have habits. It's whether your MAP is building the life you want.

What comes naturally to you may be your greatest gift.
Your Unique Ability is what gives you energy, not what drains it.
Don't ignore the thing you're naturally drawn to.

Identify your current fears and threats because success hinges on overcoming both real and psychological dangers by leveraging your strengths.

Think of selling as influence. Think of marketing as storytelling.

I'm yet to meet anyone who really changed that did not have some dark night of the soul, or many dark nights of the soul, and just had to go through whatever their version of going through hell was. That seems to be the path.

The number one question in every buyer's mind when they're going to buy from anyone is: who can I trust? Your job as a business owner and marketer is to establish trust and rapport. And rapport is trust with comfort.

In a world of AI where everything is becoming easier, I don't want to lose the ability to write, the ability to not default to camouflage laziness -- which always happens with a technology that can make you more productive when it comes to the brain.

The secret to meeting influential people? Create value first. Be the person others want to connect with. That's how you build genuine relationships.

Money can't buy happiness -- but it makes suffering more pleasurable.

People don't buy from you because they understand what you do. People buy from you because they feel understood.

Curiosity is our gift, but it's also our kryptonite. FOMO is one of our worst enemies. If you become aware of that and you build in mechanisms to address it, you can transform your business pretty quickly.