Richie Norton Quotes - Page 3

Build a brand or a brand will build you.

Intentional living is the art of making our own choices before others' choices make us.

Never mix negative thinking with negative people. Multiplying negatives, in this instance, won't make a positive.

It’s not about getting out of your comfort zone to reach your goal. It's about widening your comfort zone so far that your goal fits comfortably inside. Once you do that, hitting your goals will be like hitting 3s for Steph Curry.

Want creativity? Diversify your experience to develop your creative muscles.

Life is too short not to start something stupid.

Some people just love to stir the pot, but don't realize they're cooking themselves.

Confusion, when embraced, is the starting point for discovery, direction and decision.

A principle is not merely a fundamental truth, but principles must serve as the very first source of every decision we make along the road to success.

MOM = Maker of Miracles

You can't expect the level of excitement of your audience to be greater than your own.

Entrepreneurs don't have weekends or birthdays or holidays. Every day is my weekend, my birthday, my holiday. OR, every day is my work day. Mostly it's a choice.

If you want control, loosen your grip. You're strangling your employees. Letting go is actually holding on.

How much longer will you wait until you take a chance on yourself?

Work is meant to create a desired outcome. If your work is not creating the dream, what are you working on?

Branding is a lot of things, but one thing it's not is soft.When you brand, rebrand or brand-diggity, ask yourself one thing to do it right: how will my brand create buyers?If you’re in business, that’s the goal. Buyers. Branding done well creates both long term loyalty and timely purchases.

Jealousy in any form will cloud thinking and form bad habits. Jealousy is an addiction.

Believing there is a bridge from where you are to where you want to go is 99% of the battle. The other 1% is to cross it.

It all starts with a tiny, stupid idea, then one thing leads to another, and suddenly, you find something amazing: yourself.

Say no to everything, so you can say yes to the one thing.

Live to start your stupid ideas, and start to live a life without regret--a life filled with meaning, freedom, happiness, fun, authenticity, and influence.

START: Serve, Thank, Ask, Receive, Trust

Jack of all trades or master of one? If you're a master of one, you'll soon be a master of none. Times are a changin. Be a jack of all trades. Or better, master of many!

If everyone waited to become an expert before starting, no one would become an expert. To become an EXPERT, you must have EXPERIENCE. To get EXPERIENCE, you must EXPERIMENT! Stop waiting. Start stuff.

Creativity is at the heart of every stupid idea . . . creativity and stupid are interchangeable . . . because everything inherent to that kind of creativity requires breaking away from the norm, going against the grain, and leaning into risk and fear.

Everyone is pretty good at learning. Very few are good at doing.

People with money tend to buy more things instead of experiences...because they don't have time.

A brand is a person that has a voice, evokes emotion and spreads a message.

There is only one way to make money: sell something. You're either selling your time or a product. The secret? Productize your time. That's freedom.

A little conflict can create a lot of creativity.

Follow your passion and learn how to make money at it. Or don't follow your passion and learn to make money at that. They are the same. It's a choice.

When you say the word marketing, do you think of serving? Until you do, you’re going to live far below your highest potential.

Don't wait to be compelled to do great work.

Have the STRENGTH to say “no” to the status quo. Have the WILL to listen to the deepest desires of your heart.Have the COURAGE to ACT on and live out your intent.

If you can dream it up, you can team it up.

When someone says you can't do something because of XYZ, is that true? Or are they playing with your life with their good intentions to keep you safe?

A brand is a person that has a voice, evokes emotion and spreads a message. Build a brand or a brand will build you. Create your personal brand. If you don't build your own brand, you will let someone else brand you with the wrong label.

There's no "get rich quick." There's no "overnight success." However, this doesn't mean that when you decide to start a business that you're just starting. You could start making new money tomorrow. I was fishing with my son and taught him that you can't catch a fish unless your line is in the water. A truth my dad once taught me. You may have spent years learning a skill or creating a product or service that you just simply haven't thought to monetize. Like leaving a fishing pole on the ground along side the river, but not having your line in the water yet. All you need to create a new stream of income is to make something consumable and offer it at a price that someone will pay. If you're not making offers, you're not making money. Get your line in the water!

Like creating a masterpiece, quitting is an art: you have to decide what to keep within the frame and what to keep out.

Are you setting business goals? Try this:Step 1: Add a "0" to your revenue goal.Step 2: Take away a "0" from your expense goal.Step 3: Let your mind go to work.Thank me later.

Doubt manifests itself in indecision.

Don’t let your day dreams become your personally living nightmare.

You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it.

The competition is out to get you. Are you a moving target or a sitting duck? Innovate or die.

Rule 1: Be kind.Rule 2: Don't be a doormat when they step on you.Kindness and sticking up for yourself go hand in hand if you want happiness.

IT'S TIME TO LEARN YOUR A.B.C.sAlwaysBE CONFIDENTConfidence is a feeling, feel it.AlwaysBE CREATIVECreativity is an ability, enable it.AlwaysBE CURIOUSCuriosity is a desire, desire it.AlwaysBE COMPASSIONATE Compassion is an awareness, be aware.AlwaysBE CHARITABLE Charity is generous, be generous.AlwaysBE CONSIDERATEConsideration is thoughtful, think.AlwaysBE COURTEOUSCourtesy is a mindset, be mindful.AlwaysBE COACHABLECoachability is a willingness, be willing.AlwaysBE COMMITTEDCommitment is purpose, live on purpose.AlwaysBE CARINGCaring is giving, give.

The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.

I cannot stress how important and effective it is to leverage the principles of S.T.A.R.T. - Serve. Thank. Ask. Receive. Trust.

When haters start to rear their ugly head, just play around with them and throw them a bone so they can go away and chew on it.

What story will your life tell? Love your story. Live your story. Lead your story.

The Great Wall of Facebook:Having just visited the Great Wall of China, I'm thinking about the walls we build on FB. They are real. They keep people in and others out.Build your wall carefully by answering this question:What are you building your wall around?

It’s not the circumstances that we should feel threatened by, it’s the fear of the circumstances that poses the real threat.

You gotta make it a priority to make your priorities a priority.

People who say "it's just business" are lying. It's a deceptive and manipulative tactic used by weak minds. Anyone who has ever run or been in business knows that a business will fail if the relationships are not healthy. Business is the business of relationships. That is all.

Credibility comes from results. Everything else is just marketing.

Dreams hit the fan? Life unexpectedly take a turn for the worst? Here’s what you do:First thing I think is to realize God didn’t do this to you. It’s just life.Second, know that it sucks. It does.Third, it’s a tunnel not a cave.Fourth, it still sucks.Fifth, it’s not hopeless. Assign meaning to it. Choose for these horrible things to bring you closer to family and god and not farther apart.Praying for you

Action is the bridge between thought and reality.

Pondering the legitimate modern day problem of intellectual bullies. Self-proclaimed smarties attacking the innocent. They revel in being politically correct, all-loving and open-minded while not applying these principles to themselves.The ultimate double standard in the name of truth and acceptance. It's sad.This is not a post about anyone in particular. This is an observation over years.Have you seen it? Call it out when you do.The offender won't know what to do because they know that you know their game.

If high aspirations = high fear, overcoming high fear = achieving high aspirations.

Hiding behind titles to create security is insecurity.