Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.
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There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors. To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game. The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream and how you handle disappointment along the way.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Success in business hinges more on the mindset of the entrepreneur or investor than on the business opportunity itself.
This quote by Robert Kiyosaki emphasizes that every business or investment opportunity can be worthwhile, but the success of an entrepreneur or investor is largely determined by their emotional resilience and mindset. It suggests that winning and losing are inevitable aspects of the entrepreneurial journey, and a successful individual must maintain an emotionally neutral stance towards these outcomes, focusing instead on their ambitions and how they cope with setbacks.
Themes
SuccessBusinessInvestmentMindsetEntrepreneurshipResilience
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about entrepreneurship, one might say, 'Remember, winning and losing are just part of the game; focus on your dreams and how you handle disappointments.'
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