Justin Welsh Quotes

People say don't leave money on the table, but you have to leave something on it.

If it's not money, it's going to be health, family, friends, sleep, or something else.

Once you have enough money, it's the best thing to leave on the table.

Three questions worth asking once a quarter:

1. What am I doing because I want to?

2. What am I doing because I think I'm supposed to?

3. What would I stop doing tomorrow if nobody was watching?

Most people are very loyal to a company that's very loyal to its shareholders.

The people I admire all have a moment where they did something that looked unreasonable to the average person.

Took a pay cut for a better gig. Moved somewhere totally random. Started something everyone laughed at.

Most of us think of it as bravery, but it’s really conviction.

If you built a business that lets you spend more quality time with your family, you're already a successful entrepreneur.

Mediocre intelligence + curiosity + showing up every day will outperform most people who are 10x 'smarter' than you.

An underrated business is one person, one skill, and direct distribution to the people who value it.

If you can spend a decade showing up, feeling stupid, getting feedback, trying again, feeling stupid again, and eventually getting better, you'll likely be in the top 1% of worldwide earners.

The path is always the same, but few people will actually walk it.

The risk of quitting a job you hate is financial.

The risk of staying in a job you hate is personal.

If you have a friend with a strong opinion on everything but no real knowledge, spend less time with that person.

"Expert-on-everything" is a disease that's nearly impossible to cure.

An easy way to avoid fixing your own life is to stay busy judging other people's.

Improving your life is a lot like improving your body.

It's not easy, and it's not fast. It's difficult and slow. But if you commit to it, a few years later, you'll be amazed at your progress.

The fastest way to be undervalued by others is to undervalue yourself.

Every financial decision you make is either supporting your future or killing it.

Constantly upgrading your lifestyle kills it. Investing what you make supports it.

Most people don't think long-term, and end up at 50 with a lot of possessions, no money, and little time to fix it.

An underrated form of wealth is waking up and realizing that nothing about your day was decided by someone else.