Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen.
Ronnie AptekerYou can't put passion and obsession into someone's employment contract - either you are or you aren't.
Ronnie AptekerBusiness, like life, is funny. We all go through difficult times, and we all have to face curve balls and challenges, each and every week. And we need to laugh when things are funny. If we take it all too seriously we will go mad.
Ronnie AptekerThe movie industry is brutal. It is dangerous. It is, for most, soul destroying. Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few winners, and lots and lots of losers.
Ronnie AptekerThe most obvious answer, that you can read in any leadership book is this - learn to say "no" so that you can make time for the important stuff, the stuff that is closest to your heart. And of course, as all entrepreneurs will say, "surround yourself with good people". That is the hardest thing : finding good people.
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