47 Quotes About Richie Norton

Some people say they have 20 years experience, when in reality, they have 1 year's experience repeated 20 times. (Stephen M R Covey to Richie Norton when Norton asked if he was too young to train older executives for Covey.) Richie Norton

LEADERSHIP is your org chart turned upside down. Richie Norton

Marketing without sales is dead. Richie Norton

Rhetorical question: Did you get to where you are by accepting the status quo? I didn't. Richie Norton

In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same. Richie Norton

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. Richie Norton

Entrepreneurs get distracted by productivity and miss profits. Corporate folk get distracted by efficiencies and miss effectiveness. But ballers? Ballers know the difference between a hack and a hoop every time. Take your shot. Richie Norton

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. Richie Norton

If you continue to treat yourself like a 3rd class citizen, you’ll stay a 3rd class citizen. You’re better than that. Richie Norton

Exponential business growth comes from personal development. Richie Norton

The definition of management is literally "control, " but the definition of true leadership is love. Richie Norton

Trust isn't just the greatest currency, it's the only currency. Once trust is gone in any form of currency, the value is gone. Richie Norton

Sell the results, not the nuts and bolts. Richie Norton

S.T.O.P. = Start To Open Possibilities Richie Norton

Storm? Shine your light and make a rainbow. Richie Norton

You don't feel like your best self when you fall apart, but you have to fall apart to become your best self. Richie Norton

Companies preach creativity, hire for conformity and call consultants when they fail who tell them to be more creative. Richie Norton

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

A little conflict can create a lot of creativity. Richie Norton

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. Richie Norton

Never trust a person that tries to sell you by how righteous they are. I'm telling your right now, it's a scam. Richie Norton

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. Richie Norton

‪Widen your comfort zone so your goal fits comfortably inside. Do and you’ll hit goals like Steph Curry hits 3s.‬ Richie Norton

All too often people pretend to be professional. "Professionalism" is sometimes a facade for fraud. Be pro, but be real. Honesty and transparency combined with character, competence and real results is the key to being a true pro. Richie Norton

Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell. Richie Norton

There are literally hundreds of other micro-experiences and incredible experiences that help shape the book. But what really drove it home for me was not only hundreds of years of history that I went through to help formulate the concept of starting something stupid, but practicing it for myself and with hundreds of my own clients. Richie Norton

There is a very real danger present when we suppress our feelings to act on inspiration in exchange for the “safety” of the status quo. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to live a more fulfilling and purpose driven life. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. We risk sacrificing the beautiful blessing of finding a greater sense of meaning in our own lives. In short, we run the very real risk living a life of regret. Richie Norton

Personal and private and public and professional lives are blended. Separating them is what makes a fraud, hypocrite, alter ego. Richie Norton

TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as “charity.” One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and highest level of giving is described like this:“ The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignified manner, or by extending a suitable loan, or by helping them find employment or establish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become dependent on others.” Serve others in a way that helps them become self-reliant (or interdependent) and watch miracles happen for both you and them. Richie Norton

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

Don't worry. You'll find your message in your mess. Richie Norton

Credibility comes from results. Everything else is just marketing. Richie Norton

Marketing is safe. Sales is risky. UNLESS, marketing has done its job. Then sales is safe too. Richie Norton

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