I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.
Bob IgerRead
For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
Interpretation
Growth requires innovation and creativity beyond mere production.
Bob Iger emphasizes that in order to achieve global growth, businesses and individuals must go beyond simply exporting products. The focus should be on creating new ideas, products, and experiences that drive progress and set them apart in the global market, highlighting the importance of creativity as a catalyst for success.
In practice
During a business seminar, I referenced Iger's quote to illustrate the importance of creativity in entrepreneurship.
I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
If someone comes to you with, 'It's my kid's graduation,' you don't tell them, 'Sorry, you can't go to that.' You just don't do that. You figure out some other way.
I never judge myself according to the expectations of others. I judge myself by the jobs I've been given over the years and by the extent to which I succeeded in those jobs.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.
I'm a big believer in investing for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn't be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time.
It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Equally important is the job you are working at.
Aim for service and success will follow!
I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.
You start to become successful, and everybody starts to drive your money train to the bank, and they're not thinking anymore about what you want as an artist or if any of that even matters to you. It genuinely upsets people in my life that I don't care about money, and that's not my problem.
The reality is he's a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware ... that is failure.
The only certain means of success is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what the task may be. This is a habit followed by all successful people since the beginning of time. Therefore I saith the surest way to doom yourself to mediocrity is to perform only the work for which you are paid.
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