M.J. DeMarco Quotes

Today is the starting line for the rest of your life. Yes, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. The problem with the past is that we remember memories we shouldn’t, and we don’t forget what we should. If your eyes are stuck in the rearview mirror, you’re stuck in the past. If you’re stuck in the past, you’re not looking ahead. If you’re not looking ahead, you can’t hit the mark of your future.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.

Your choices are made in a moment, and yet their consequences transcend a lifetime.

Time isn’t a commodity, something you pass around like a cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, they’re really asking for a chunk of your life. — Antoinette Bosco

You could own the best hotel in the world located on the best beach in California, but if customers are treated like inconveniences and requests go unfulfilled, they won’t return.

Skills and expertise are waiting just for you. No one drops a book on your lap and gifts knowledge. You must seek it, process it, and then use it. The acquisition and application of knowledge will make you rich.

ஒரே விஷயத்தையே திரும்பத் திரும்பச் செய்து கொண்டிருந்துவிட்டு வித்தியாசமான விளைவுகளை எதிர்பார்ப்பது என்பது வடிகட்டிய முட்டாள்தனம்.

Through her breakthrough research, Carol Dweck has given us a defense to a fixed-mindset while promoting its antithesis: growth. Never praise talent or ability, either for yourself or for a child. Instead, praise the process-principle. Praise improvements, habits, growth, and efforts. Praise how far you’ve come, and one day, you’ll praise your results.

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

Las personas se ahogan en la miseria de sus propias elecciones mientras se niegan a reconocer que son la causa de sus desgracias.

Time is the greatest asset you own, not money, not the 1969 restored Mustang, not grandpa’s old coin collection.

நாம் யார் என்பதை நாம் பார்க்காதவரை, நாம் யாராக இருக்க வேண்டுமோ அவராக ஆவதற்குத் தேவைப்படும் அடியை நம்மால் எடுத்து வைக்க முடியாது.” - சார்லட் பி. கில்மன்

I recommend looking into either an LLC or an S-Corp for small startups. I steer clear from partnerships and sole proprietorships, as they might not limit liability.

Similarly, you might have heard of a unique group of Internet entrepreneurs called “AdSense” millionaires. Google Adsense is an advertiser network that online content publishers leverage to earn income from their websites’ traffic. There are affiliates, bloggers, and publishers who earn good money from using Google’s AdSense program. Some content providers and bloggers earn six figures monthly. Arguably, this is big money, yet Google (the driver) makes the legendary money.

more money is not a solution to poor financial management.