Be the kind of person others admire, can count on, trust, and enjoy spending time with. After you have developed that reputation, people will start to ask you what you do and you will be amazed at how many people will want to work with you. You will attract others based on your character.
Larry WingetI have people who buy my books just so they can sit them around and show them off because of the titles, especially the Shut Up, Stop Whining and the Grow a Pair. So the title is very, very important.
Larry WingetSuccess is not a secret – it never has been. There are only a few really good ideas and not one of them is a secret.
Larry WingetClean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.
Larry WingetI look at what's going on in our society and what's pissing me off at the moment and I just get my basic gut reaction to that and that gut reaction usually becomes the title of the book.
Larry WingetThe right thing to do usually comes straight from your gut. When you work fast, you tend to work more from the gut, because your mind simply doesn't have as much time to justify an easier way to do things.
Larry WingetYou have to move beyond that vision of the way your life has always looked and begin to picture your life as you want it to look.
Larry WingetYour thoughts, your words, and your actions created the life you are living. You create your results—no one else.
Larry WingetIf life is no fun, it is because you are no fun. Your life is always a reflection of who you are... Try this: Stop taking things, including yourself, so seriously. Life is not as complicated as you have made it out to be.
Larry WingetWhat you think about, talk about, and get off your ass and do something about, comes about.
Larry WingetI write titles that are confrontational. I write titles that make people want to pick up a book and find out more about it. I write good books; I write great titles though.
Larry WingetAll talk is just that: talk. All the words written on these pages are just that: words. If you want things to get better, take action. Don't just talk about it. Don't just read and think about it. Do it.
Larry WingetI'm not so good at just throwing out facts and figures and education and all that. I tell stories to captivate, that give people... that touch people emotionally.
Larry WingetEverything in your life gets better when you get better, and nothing is ever going to get better until you get better.
Larry WingetI think that people have to have a story. When you tell a story, most people are not good storytellers because they think it's about them. You have to make your story, whatever story it is you're telling, their story. So you have to get good at telling a story so they can identify themselves in your story.
Larry WingetI think you have to read a lot. I think if you're going to write about something you better have read at least 100 books on that topic.
Larry WingetI understand what my brand is. My brand is not my information. My brand is me and what I say is secondary to who I am.
Larry WingetThere are two things you will never be without: One is your reputation and the other is your credit rating.
Larry WingetI looked at the fact that people were in such financial trouble I said well people are broke because they want to be.
Larry WingetI think one of the mistakes typically with authors is they have written more books than they've read.
Larry WingetA disorganized workspace means disorganized work habits. A sloppy work environment equals sloppy results.
Larry WingetI've read over 4,000 books in the last 20+ years. I don't know anybody who's read more books than I have. I read all the time. I read very, very fast. People say, "Larry, it's statistically impossible for you to have read that many books."
Larry WingetGo to your checkbook and see what you spend money on. In an instant, you will know what is important to you because your money goes toward it.
Larry WingetDo what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it, in the way you said you were going to do it.
Larry WingetDiscover your uniqueness and learn to exploit it in the service of others, and you are guaranteed success, happiness, and prosperity.
Larry WingetAbandoning who people think you are and becoming who you really are is a simple concept, but sometimes it is very hard to do. It isn't easy to give up others' ideas of who you are. Yet the key to success is to discover your uniqueness and to exploit it. Your authentic persona, either personal or corporate, is the key to your prosperity.
Larry WingetI have done the merry-go-round and I have ridden the roller-coaster. I have made my choice. I choose the roller-coaster. There is more risk when you choose the roller-coaster, but at least you will know you have lived.
Larry WingetDon't be different. Different scares people. People won't spend their money on different. They will, however, pay a premium for unique.
Larry WingetBranding is nothing but knowing who you are and what you do that makes you stand out from everyone else, then communicating that through your marketing efforts. Branding is discovering your uniqueness and learning to exploit it.
Larry WingetEverything has a price, including both success and failure. Choose either one and be prepared to pay the price.
Larry WingetMy brand was always going to be based on my personality. I didn't want people hiring me for what I said. I wanted them hiring me for who I am.
Larry WingetEvery single person on the planet is rewarded for one thing and one thing only, and that is for serving other people. The more you serve others, the higher your reward.
Larry WingetBe authentic. Don't try to be someone you aren't. You'll hate yourself for it & the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. BE REAL! Many won't like the real you but that's better than having people adore the person that isn't you at all
Larry WingetI have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.
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