John Paul DeJoria
he difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Mark Cuban
It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because […] all that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Luck, Success / Failure
Burt Dubin
Marketing is creating conditions by which others decide on their own that they want what you’ve got.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Jay Conrad Levinson
There are two kinds of marketing: expensive and inexpensive. Expensive marketing is the kind that doesn’t work. Inexpensive marketing is the kind that works—regardless of cost.
Content: Quotation | Author: Jay Conrad Levinson | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subject: Marketing / Sales
E.M. Kelly
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says ‘Go!’, a leader says “Let’s go!”
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subject: Leadership
Dale Carnegie
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Content: Quotation | Author: Dale Carnegie | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Al Bernstein
Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Brendon Burchard
I’ve seen that phenomenally successful people believe they can learn something from everybody. I call them ‘mavericks with mentors.’ Richard Branson, for instance, is a total maverick, but he surrounds himself with incredibly successful, smart people and he listens to them.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Eric Ries
Startup success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Startup success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught.
Content: Quotation | Author: Eric Ries | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subject: Entrepreneurship
Kazuo Inamori
Too many people think only of their own profit. But business opportunity seldom knocks on the door of self-centered people. No customer ever goes to a store merely to please the storekeeper.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Customer Related, Entrepreneurship, Management
Robert Brault
Among the things that you, and you alone, are the absolute and final judge of is whether or not you are a success.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure
Robert H. Schuller
Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure. It just means you haven’t succeeded yet.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Innovation, Success / Failure
Adam Osborne
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake—you can’t learn anything from being perfect.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Experience, Learning, Mistakes, Success / Failure
Seneca
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
Content: Quotation | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Management, Strategy
How to Find a Manufacturer in China
You have a product idea and you want a manufacturer to produce it for you. But you’re on a limited budget so sourcing in China seems like a good idea. You know that China has many low-cost manufacturers. But how do you find the right one?
Content: Article | Author: Rieva Lesonsky | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: International – China, Operations, Outsourcing / BPO
How to Transform Your Business in 60 Minutes a Day
If you’ve been acting more like a worker and less like a leader, these 5 activities can put you firmly back in the driver’s seat of your small business.
Content: Article | Author: Anita Campbell | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Career, Management, Small Business
One Easy Way to Hire Better Employees
If you haven’t been able to get the hiring thing right, don’t give up hope. Instead of seeking those who look good on paper, use this smart strategy to improve your hiring techniques.
Content: Article | Author: Erika Napoletano | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subject: Human Resources
7 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Powers of Persuasion
If you don’t know how to effectively get people to see things your way, it’s time for a refresher course in the gentle art of persuasion.
Content: Article | Author: Bruna Martinuzzi | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development
11 Powerful Ways to Tell Your Story
Customers connect with businesses when they identify with their stories. Learn how to tell your story better with these 11 storytelling tips.
Content: Article | Author: Bruna Martinuzzi | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Personal Development
8 Reasons Why Your Employees Hate Their Jobs (and How to Change It)
A Gallup report found that most employees hate their jobs. Find out why and what you can do to turn things around at your small business.
Content: Article | Author: Barry Moltz | Source: “OPEN Forum (American Express)” | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior