Patrick Bet-David Quotes

Choose enemies that give you energy, not drain your energy.

You really need to get clear about what you can sacrifice and what you absolutely will not sacrifice.

Studying others gives us knowledge, but studying yourself ultimately leads to an incredible amount of freedom.

In other words, I realized that for IBM to become a great company it would have to act like a great company long before it ever became one.

Building trust in employees and partners creates profitable alliances, speeds up all parts of your business, and helps you sleep at night.

Set Your Lions Free, and Empower Them to Build Empires The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said, “If a lion could speak, we could not understand him.” You have to learn how to deal with lions (standout performers). Lions build empires, and they lead people. They’re also going to provide the most revenue and the most headaches. They’re demanding and short-fused. At times, it may seem as though they have no feelings. Many are disorganized and seem to be all over the place.

IT projects almost always take longer and cost more money than you expect. You need to err on the conservative side when making your time and cost assumptions.

You can predict success by how quickly people move at the speed of instruction.

You're going to use experiences to become either bitter or better. To get better you must reflect on your mistakes.

Thinking about how you will celebrate makes your dreams come alive.

The difference between being smart and being wise is that a smart person thinks he knows all the answers while a wise person is comfortable knowing he doesn’t.

What Would the Rockefellers Do? How the Wealthy Get and Stay That Way, and How You Can Too.

Studying yourself helps you reach self-acceptance, which liberates you from self-judgment.

You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once.

This book is about taking the vision and mindset of a chess master and applying it to business.