What's the best advice you've ever been given?

Ask "why" until you get the same answer three times. Then you most likely have found the root cause.

Answered 6 months ago by Jon Turino

Hi Shawn ~

This comes directly from Spirit, on my awakening journey, and it's the best guidance for living ~ as well as creating/running a business ~ I've ever received:

"You need less than you think / And you have more than you know."

Answered 6 months ago by Amara Rose

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." -William Shakespeare

Something I have found surprisingly true for the world of business.

Answered 6 months ago by Diane Strutner

Jack Welch said 95% of success is showing up on time everyday with a passion to solve problems - and - 80% of all problems will present a solution to the issue if you look at it with the end in mind.

Answered 6 months ago by Steve Macke

My wife has always told me to over-invest where there is a potential of reward -referrals - and to avoid any investment where there is not. In view of this, I try to only work with "good" people who are honest and charitable. It always comes back to benefit me in the long run.

Answered 6 months ago by Gordon Freedman

"Systems" run your business!
Here is the test to see if you have a true system: It's in "writing", and it's been tested by delegating it or automating it and you have gotten the same success over and over!

Answered 6 months ago by Kenneth Manesse Sr.

Ask yourself, "What are the 3 things measurable things I could do in the next 90 days that will make a 50% difference by end of the year."

Answered 6 months ago by Brent Sapp

In business and life, there is what needs to be done and how difficult it is.
When you separate the two, anything is possible.

Answered 6 months ago by Rob Kennedy

The first guy I ever worked for got me aside one day and said "You know, everyone's nuts, and if you expect any different you'll just frustrate yourself". He was jokingly referring to the simple fact that everyone's different, and it takes flexibility, patience, and tolerance to build a service practice. A "broadcast" methodology will only take you so far. You must reach each client on a personal level in accordance with their perceptions.

Answered 6 months ago by Alan Walsh

If you think you have all the right information, keep looking you have just started!

Answered 6 months ago by Peter Wheaton

Just do it.

Answered 6 months ago by Meg Bertini

If you're doing something that won't be worth anything in the future, try to put an end to the habit.

Answered 6 months ago by Shaunvir Singh

My friend's friend once conducted a survey in a hospice asking people about their greatest regrets before the inevitable end. One of those regrets I've transformed into an extremely inspiring motto: "Have the courage to live the kind of life which is right for YOU".

Answered 6 months ago by Sergei Astrashevsky

"If you give up on the things you love, you give up on you. "Don't be just a leader. Be a GREAT leader". and the best one...."don't try a be all things to all people, but be the best you can be to those chosen few"

Answered 6 months ago by Ron Alexander

"Don't be afraid to re-invent yourself." (A smart man once told me this when our company was going thru lay-offs. I survived the crunch!)

Answered 6 months ago by Kristen Ellingson

In business, you don't make a "right decision" or a "wrong decision". You make a decision, and then you make it right.

Answered 6 months ago by Jeff Maclaren

Don't ever let anybody tell you you can't do something!

Answered 6 months ago by Freda Thomas MBA

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

Answered 6 months ago by Russell Conneely

The more you can let go, the more you can grow.

Oh, here's another one: My wife advised me, "Better let me handle the financials." Excellent advice!

Answered 6 months ago, Edited 4 months ago by Mike Van Horn

Best given advice to me: stay with what you believe in,

Answered 6 months ago by Eric Marsman

If you're going to talk the talk you better walk the walk.

Answered 6 months ago by Jeff Scott

Shawn, I've observed success for decades and the answers are counter-intuitive, until your "get" it:
1. You Must Charge MORE than Your Competitors (no matter how difficult the economic environment)
2. The Customer is Always WRONG
3. To Be as Successful as you can possibly be, You Must Work LESS!

Answered 6 months ago by Ron Baron

Trust in your abilities and love what you do.

Answered 3 months ago by Simon Sundaraj-Keun

B.Y.O.B "Be Your Own Boss" If you think about it - it is one of the most simple, yet empowering advice. In any situation, you make the decisions you need to get the job done correctly. If you have the tools you need, make the decision. If you don't have the tools you need - ask the questions to get them. Don't hesitate and don't be afraid to take the creative road.

Answered 6 months ago by Catrina Sharp

"Do only what you do best, and knock on every door." By Danielle, the last boss I had in corporate America in 2000 before I quit for good and became an addict entrepreneur!

Answered 6 months ago by Peter Nguyen

A quote from a truly great man...

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! "

Just remember that when the going gets tough. It works for me every time!!

Answered 6 months ago by Tony Harbon

Work on something that is working for you.

Answered 6 months ago by Arturo Cueva

There are those who learn from books and those who learn from doing. If caught in a fire fight, which one would you rather have on your side?

Answered 6 months ago by Steve Meyer

Just Do It!

Answered 6 months ago by Rich Grehalva

The customer must first know that you are listening to them before they will listen to you.

Answered 6 months ago by Johnny Bass

That we are all "mighty creators." That we are all endowed with the capacity to create our destinies and fulfill the choices that we make. That we truly create what we experience in our lives. We are at choice. We are accountable. We are powerful creators!

Answered 6 months ago by Jay W. Taylor J.D.

Don't get mad. Don't get even. Get ahead.

jg in SF (home of the Worlds Series Champion Giants)

Answered 6 months ago, Edited 6 months ago by Jim Gillis