Top 15 Justin Welsh Quotes

American solopreneur and writer

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Justin Welsh is an American solopreneur, writer, and online educator based in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Over a decade in healthcare technology he helped build two companies past $1B valuations and raise over $300M in venture capital before burning out in 2019, after which he and his wife left their high-paying jobs to redesign their lives with more intention. He now runs a one-person business teaching creators how to identify, develop, and monetize skills they already have, with cohort-style courses on LinkedIn growth, content systems, and productized solo work. He writes The Saturday Solopreneur newsletter, read by 180,000+ subscribers, on work, money, and a life built on purpose, and angel-invests in and mentors healthcare entrepreneurs on the side.

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Every unsuccessful person I know believes the game is rigged. Every successful person knows the game is rigged and learns how to play.

The most successful people I know are annoyingly unaware of what everyone else is doing.

Marry well, stay in shape, build something you own, and protect your time.

The wealthiest people I know drive normal cars, live in normal houses, and own abnormal amounts of their own time.

How to increase your luck:

- Read more
- Write more
- Build more
- Meet more people
- Introduce more people

Luck often comes from putting in more reps.

Don't build a business.

Build a lifestyle that generates income.

The greatest skill you can develop is the ability to stay motivated when nobody else believes in you.

The biggest flex on earth is choosing a smaller, slower life and still getting wealthy.

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.

We strangely celebrate the unprofitable startup that raises $5M more than the solopreneur who earns $5M at 90% margins.

An underrated form of wealth is not needing permission to enjoy your life.

Making fun of someone for trying to build a business is like making fun of someone for trying to get in shape.

We should be encouraging all efforts.

Entrepreneurship rewards self-belief long before it rewards skill.

The greatest threat to your success is depending on someone else for it.

The people who "don't have time" and the people who "always find time" have the same amount of time.