The following are my favorite quotes from Will Packer's Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big.
- If you act like your goals are essential, it forces everyone else to as well.
- The additional energy spent that takes something from being good to being great is transformative.
- You have to be more perceptive than everyone else and prioritize learning to read people. Just as important, don't be a show-off.
- Everybody enjoys life differently. Don't try to impose your method of enjoyment on other people.
- The possibility of success should outweigh the fear of failure.
- The true key to your success is having people around you whose motivations and intentions you never have to question. That's very, very important. You don't need a big team; you just need the right one. Prioritize the traits of loyalty and work ethic when evaluating talent. And make sure your team feels appreciated and seen so you can retain them, because those folks are very hard to come by.
- Don't let people steal your power. I tell my kids that all the time. My daughters especially. I say to them, make no mistake, in all relationships--business, personal, doesn't matter--you are the prize. Never give that power away, and never let anybody forget that you are the prize.
- Remember, you're the person whose opinion matters the most. Be your harshest critic and number-one fan. Have an honest conversation with yourself, focusing on all the good you have going for you. Once you sell yourself to yourself, then you can go out and sell to the world.
- Next time you win a "race" in some aspect of life, take a look at where you started from before announcing how great you are.
