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Best 227 Quotes by Dan Peña – Page 5 of 8

“Our lives are a series of lowered expectations year after year. We got pounded by everything around us. Just like our parents and their parents. We are products of our social and economic milieu.”

“People don't lack goals, passion, grit, or drive - they lack leadership!”

“People regularly practice playing a sport like golf or basketball – but few people think about ‘practicing being successful’. I had practiced meeting the Queen of England – what I would wear, how I would stand, the handshake – so when I did meet her, I was comfortable – for I had practiced the moment for years.”

“People that read f*cking books don’t take action!”

“People want to be led by strong leaders, and good leaders are constant students.”

“People with low self-esteem protect themselves by not taking risks. High self-esteem gives you the power of confidence to take chances.”

“Plan for success. With no back-up plans, no ripcords, no fail-safes - or you will fail.”

“Political correctness is a manifestation of a lack of self-esteem.”

“Popular consensus = recipe for failure. The aforementioned rhetoric is what we and every other human being have been told since Guthrie man.”

“Practice success before you are successful.”

“Practice within when you're without. Practice success.”

“Progress often masquerades as trouble.”

“Purveyors of conventional wisdom have told me for years I couldn’t do this or that. I’ve kept the list of the things they said I couldn’t do but did.”

“Quantum leap success means fishing with nets, not just with lines.”

“Reading books is not taking action! Taking action is pulling the trigger!”

“Realists are brutally honest with themselves. Yet they still have an unwavering belief that they will prevail.”

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“Regret for the past is a waste of the spirit - and makes no money!”

“Remarkably successful people habitually do what other people won’t do. They go where others won’t go because there’s a lot less competition and a much greater chance for success.”

“Show me your friends and I will show you your future.”

“Size is the enemy of speed! Speed to react matters more than size of company.”

“Stick to your knitting. To maximize the return on invested capital, deploy your assets, resources and capabilities in those areas wherein lie your expertise and experience.”

“Stop sabotaging your success.”

“Structure follows strategy. If you base your strategy on your existing structure, you limit your potential to what you've already done.”

“Success starts with you being comfortable being uncomfortable!”

“Super successful people are macro managers who know that less control means more control.”

“Super-success is not for everyone, and you will endure weeks and months and years of hard work, obstacles, failures, victories, pain, and any manner of negative experiences to reap the rewards of success, drink from the golden goblet, own the brass ring.”

“Surprise your associates - and your enemies.”

“The best form of customer service is self-service. Constantly empower customers to get their own answers themselves.”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself!”

“The big lie is that success is easy, it’s for everyone!”

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“I learned from my father that you continue to invest and reinvest in your business – including during crises.”


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