Richie Norton Quotes

Action is the bridge between thought and reality.

Wantrepreneur: "I'll do it later."

Entrepreneur: Today IS later.

Sadly, retirement planning, in many circumstances, has become nothing more than planned procrastination.

Be generous. The outcome will blow your mind.

A brand is a person that has a voice, evokes emotion and spreads a message.

The opposite of certainty in life is called freedom. If you want to be free, you must be willing to advance your life into the uncertain.

Pay careful attention to those ideas that keep coming back to your mind. Ideas left lifeless are ghosts that don't just haunt you, they bite.⁣

Few things, if anything, are more important than altruism.

Success brings a measure of credibility.

The fastest way to turn credibility into authority is to deliver results.

The best way to deliver results is to help others succeed.

You can help others succeed by being helpful.

Always look for ways to be helpful. Helpful people are always in demand.

WE MAY FEEL...BUT WE DON'T

We may feel the need to change employment, but we don't.

We may feel the need to start a specific project, but we don't.

We may feel the need to pursue higher education, but we don't

We may feel the need to heal a broken relationship, but we don't.

We may feel the need to work to improve our spiritual lives, but we don't.

We may feel the need to take steps toward a healthier physical or emotional life for ourselves and/or our family, but again, we don't.

(This list could likely go on for eternity.)

The desire for progression is innate, but the problem we face is that the actual act of progression is also a choice.

Without embracing our inherent need for progress, for positive growth and/or change, we'll still go on living.

...But at what cost?

How much value do you want to get out of life? You get out what you put in.

Approach your life with intent, courage, faith and hard work, and you'll reap the beautiful value those sacrifices provide. That's the way our strange world works.

A brand is a person.

The rest isn't history...the rest is making history.

Freedom is the ability to choose how you spend your time. ⁣

Build a brand or a brand will build you.

Wealth isn't about money. It's about options...and you always have options. Choose wisely. Live wealthy.

Don't disregard your so-called "stupid ideas." They may be inspired thoughts and high-potential opportunities. Whatcha gonna do?

How you bring people into your home is just as important as when they walk through the door. Frame well. #marketing

What's stopping you from moving forward? The need to be certain. Certainty is prison. Break free and you'll be free.

Overcoming procrastination is not, I repeat, not about cramming additional work into your day ... overcoming procrastination is about simplifying your life to make space for the activities that matter most.

Sometimes it is not the marriage that is boring, it's your life. ⁣

You can't expect the level of excitement of your audience to be greater than your own.

Try it out yourself. Test your idea with an experimental project. See what works and what doesn't. Then move forward or move on.

When we consciously tie our most significant dreams to our daily actions, we pull ourselves out of the muck and step firmly onto the path that leads to success.

Destiny is not fate, it's navigation.

Breakdowns create breakthroughs.

Breakthroughs create more breakthroughs.

More breakthroughs create friction because idiots be jealous or don't get it or protect their little corner and act out of spite.

So you breakdown for another breakthrough.

If you're about to break, go for broke.

If you're not breaking, you're not really living.

What could you do if you valued yourself more?

Whatever you think your worth in life and business, double it. Then double it again.

It's not about getting out of your comfort zone to reach your goal. It's about widening your comfort zone so far that your goal fits comfortably inside. Once you do that, hitting your goals will be like hitting 3s for Steph Curry.

Where you live shapes how you see the whole world, but when you see the world it shapes how you see yourself.

If you have time to write a business plan, you have time to prove the model. Just sayin.

Dreams hit the fan? Life unexpectedly take a turn for the worst? Here's what you do:

First thing I think is to realize God didn't do this to you. It's just life.

Second, know that it sucks. It does.

Third, it's a tunnel not a cave.

Fourth, it still sucks.

Fifth, it's not hopeless. Assign meaning to it. Choose for these horrible things to bring you closer to family and god and not farther apart.

Praying for you

What does a ship absolutely need to stay afloat? I'm not a mariner, so I can't exactly say. . . but what I can tell you is that ships don't absolutely need lighthouses - but they sure do help!

When it comes to acting on inspired ideas, it's easy to trick ourselves into thinking we don't really need to do them, but that's like a ship ignoring the beacon of light on a rocky shore.

Allow the goals that "speak to your heart" to guide you in your decisions.

Personal and private and public and professional lives are blended.

Separating them is what makes a fraud, hypocrite, alter ego.

Building a family is an entrepreneurial experience.

Freedom on the inside comes when validation from the outside doesn't matter.

There's no "get rich quick." There's no "overnight success."

However, this doesn't mean that when you decide to start a business that you're just starting. You could start making new money tomorrow.

I was fishing with my son and taught him that you can't catch a fish unless your line is in the water. A truth my dad once taught me.
You may have spent years learning a skill or creating a product or service that you just simply haven't thought to monetize. Like leaving a fishing pole on the ground along side the river, but not having your line in the water yet.

All you need to create a new stream of income is to make something consumable and offer it at a price that someone will pay.

If you're not making offers, you're not making money.

Get your line in the water!

Decision: I refuse to achieve "success" at the expense of my life. The two - life success and genuine fulfillment - will have to go hand in hand, because I will not keep my head down for the next forty years only to look up at the end and say, "Now I can finally start living!

Too often dreams become living nightmares when we turn goals into jobs.

Another year older, but am I wiser? Wisdom comes from learning and changing for the better. Sometimes we just go through life living the same day over and over and never gaining true wisdom. Let that never be me.

Sometimes blessings come in ugly wrapping paper.

Does it really take a full 9–5 to get our tasks done? Or … do we just "push paper," masquerading as being productive while we are merely just running down the clock?

Mission matching: an ask that creates synergistic congruence (aka win-win) between missions.

The job of a dream is to set you free.

Project stacking is the art of creating projects that multi-task for you, so you don't have to.

Normal is never one of a kind.

Have you noticed that the world shrinks when you travel?

Ready? It doesn't matter. The world is changed by people who aren't ready.

Influencing the world for good starts with service, self-care and specificity in time contribution to family.

Privilege is the right to remain silent when others can't.

Your best days are ahead of you, but living in the past is a sure way to never get there.

It's funny how we save the world at the expense of our world - help others while forgetting our own. ⁣⁣

To travel is to live. Breathe some life into your life and go outside!

How to "change the world" in two words: S.T.A.R.T. N.O.W.

1. START - Serve. Thank. Ask. Receive. Trust.

2. NOW - No Opportunity Wasted

Specialists will continue to lose not because of automation, but because of the imprisonment of industrial isolation.

Leaders and innovators who stay relevant see the interconnectedness of a broad use of skillsets that specialists can't see and use creativity to solve problems in times of complexity.

If you live for money, no amount will ever satisfy you.

Companies preach creativity, hire for conformity and call consultants when they fail who tell them to be more creative.

It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don't wait. Just ship.

The most profitable hour is the 11th hour. Keep going.

FIND YOUR WEIRD

Finding your weird is a lot like finding your voice. Although, your voice is more about your passion, your story, your way of communicating with the world.

Your weird is that thing you do that people would miss if you were gone.

Your weird is the thing that keeps your followers following you.

Your weird puts a smile on a face or an idea in a mind or money in your pocket.

Your weird is how we remember you.

What's your weird?

If you don't know, ask someone. Ask lots of people!

When you embrace your weird, you
love your life, share your story, meet new people, experience great things, freak yourself out, live on purpose, "save the whales," enjoy the moment.

Find your weird.

But first, breathe.

Imagine what your life would be like if you were completely uninhibited by fear, pride, or procrastination. What would you be capable of? Anything.

Overpreparedness has stopped you your whole life from doing what you want to do.

Everyone loves the idea of "disruption" in business, but no one likes it when it happens to them.

What's your biggest idea to accomplish within the next two years? Break it down into smaller more manageable parts until you know what you must do this week to reach the next milestone.

There is only one way to bridge the perceived gap between a person and his or her greatest dreams, and that is to begin.

Don't allow your crisis to become a crisis of faith.

To make money you have to use a four letter word: SELL.

Don't just create art to make money. Make money so you can create more art. (Exchange any words you want for 'create art' and see if it fits).

Stupid is the New Smart.

It's not what you got, but what you gave.

Don't wait to be compelled to do great work.

Politics is not leadership. It never has been. It never will be.

A principle is not merely a fundamental truth, but principles must serve as the very first source of every decision we make along the road to success.

You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it.

Begin every New Year a year ahead.
End every year three months ahead.
Watch your goals be achieved.

No more tomorrows. Today is the day.

Earning is a product of learning. You're only one letter away from earning more.

The 5 Principles of JOMO:

1. JOMO is the opposite of FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out).

2. JOMO is intentionally choosing what to keep and what to give.

3. JOMO is choosing to ignore the Joneses (NOT just NOT keep up).

4. JOMO is framing the moment to keep the big picture dream in focus.

5. JOMO is the art of improved results with minimalism over maximalism.

I've seen too many leaders misunderstand leadership for legacy. Even the most experienced leaders will divide instead of delegate and incite instead of unite to advance hidden personal agendas.

Don't wait. Start stuff.

Gut check. Is your current fear a stumbling block or a stepping stone?

No one knows your inner battle. No one knows the challenge you face. No one knows the sacrifice it takes to do what you do. But you're not alone.

You bring out the best in people when you trust them with a higher-vision of themselves. You keep them at lower-levels when you treat them like you see them with your physical eyes.

Life isn't about having, it's about experiencing.

Don't be a hater and call it love.

It's not about how smart you are
it's about capturing minds.

People with money tend to buy more things instead of experiences...because they don't have time.

One of the best things you can do in your work is to show up, serve others and trust others to also work with love and kindness to create desired results.

When you travel, somehow, the world gets both bigger and smaller, simultaneously.

Is it weird that when I see a cool t shirt or pick up a toothbrush or see a new car I don't think about the product itself? I think about the thousands of people and dollars to make it.

I think about how the retailer that took the risk to buy and resell it. Then I work backwards to the store costs, the distributer who got it there, the shipping company that brought it over from China, the factory workers that made it, the people that sourced the materials and the people that harvested the raw materials, and on and on..
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The global economy is amazing. Your $20 t-shirt is a freaking miracle.

Some people just love to stir the pot, but don't realize they're cooking themselves.

Questions open a space in your mind that allow better answers to breathe.

Whatever you do, don't wait to start those dreams.

Mentors change lives, but students change mentors' lives more.

Dreams don't get done until they are due.

Symbols of productivity ARE NOT productivity.

Ever feel like you're always winding up and never throwing it out? You might blame it on perfectionism or procrastination or preparation. You may even call it prudent. But whatever it is...IT'S NOT WORKING. I call this phenomenon "petrified performance." Where you're busy, busy, busy (on the wrong activities or the right activities for too long), and never accomplishing the idea or task you set out to do. You're stuck. Like a tree that once was lively is now dead and immovable like a stone. What once was a fluid idea is now frozen in time. How do you overcome petrified performance? With practice, silly. Everything you do should be considered a "project" because projects have a beginning and an end with a timeline. No more dreaming. Wake up and put those dreams to work by putting the steps necessary to make them happen on the calendar. Are you willing to practice? That's my prescription.

TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as "charity."

One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and highest level of giving is described like this:

"The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignified manner, or by extending a suitable loan, or by helping them find employment or establish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become dependent on others."

Serve others in a way that helps them become self-reliant (or interdependent) and watch miracles happen for both you and them.

Beware: If you egg people on, you'll get egg on your face.

Armageddon will start with the news media.