The only thing separating us from greatness is a vision and a plan for achieving greatness. When you’re fighting for a cause, a dream, something grea… - Patrick Bet-David

The most dangerous unhappy people I’ve met are those who are both extremely ambitious and extremely lazy. What this combination produces is envy, which is a deadly sin that will make your life a living hell. These are people who think big and want to do something big, but they’re not willing to put in the work to earn it. They’ll cheat. They’ll throw you under the bus. They’re constantly looking for shortcuts. And if someone else has what they want, it eats away at their very soul. If someone is winning at a higher level than you are, either lower your expectations to match your work ethic or increase your work ethic to exceed your expectations. If you do neither, you’ll be miserable. What it all boils down to is that alignment is the key to fulfillment

Assign each new hire to read a book and write a one-page report so you can see how serious they are about working there.

If you use too much leverage and overplay your hand to maximize your profit from a particular deal, you may win the battle but lose the war.