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You can’t think your way out of a box; you’ve got to act.

Tom Peters

I still read quite a few printed books, but if something is available in digital format I do not print it before I read it.
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Book Digital Hard People Print
I’m fundamentally not interested in the Fortune 500 companies – in US, Mexico, anywhere. The real backbones of economic growth are small and medium businesses.
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Business Country Growth Real
Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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Essentials Knowing Loss
Hire disrespectful people.
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Disrespectful People Work
The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
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Believe Secret Statistically World
Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies.
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Culture Essentials Quality
Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.
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Leader Right Timer Version War Winning
Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
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Misreading Odds Persistent
You can’t live life without an eraser.
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Eraser Happen Life Live
You are your projects!
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Country Execution People Projects
The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
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Business Creativity Fun
Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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Entrepreneur Memories Views
The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.
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Easy Fire Wisdom Yourself
Like it or not – and often we don’t – power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation.
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Business Country Numbers Power Risk
I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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Needs Thinking World
Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
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Educational Inspirational Success

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