I've had two heroes in my life. During my childhood it was Michael Jordan for obvious reasons. I wanted to be in the NBA more than anything in the world. But with a 5'8" frame, the odds were stacked heavily against me.
As an adult and serial entrepreneur I'm not ashamed to say that Mark Cuban is my hero. Today, I had the pleasure of attending a live interview of Mark Cuban, presented by the folkes at Blue Sky Innovative. During this incredibly inspiring interview, Mark Cuban said something that was monumental to me,"Business is a sport". Holy Sh#t! He is so right. I grind it out everyday fighting off the competition and constantly making strategic moves. In addition to that eye-opening quote, Mark said about 24 other things that were so important that I rushed to write this post so I could to share them with you.
1. "You gotta grind."
~ Mark Cuban
2. "You've gotta work like there is someone out there trying to kick your a@$ cuz there is!"
~ Mark Cuban
3. "Doesn't matter how many times you fail; you only have to be right once."
~ Mark Cuban
4. "The idea is the least important part."
~ Mark Cuban
5. "...is the glass half full or half empty?' and all I know is I wanna be the guy pouring the water."
~ Mark Cuban
6. "You've got to work like someone is trying to steal your business."
~ Mark Cuban
7. "Sales, finance and accounting are keys to entrepreneurial success."
~ Mark Cuban
8. "Preparation, Application, Implementation: PAI."
~ Mark Cuban
9. "Be prepared. Figure out how to apply your idea. Grind...do the work."
~ Mark Cuban
10. Today is the youngest you're ever going to be - take advantage of it!
~ Mark Cuban's Dad
11. "I love talking to entrepreneurs" Why? "Because I want to know whose ass I'm gonna kick."
~ Mark Cuban
12. "Everyone has the will to win, but only a few have the will to prepare to win."
~ Mark Cuban quating Bobby Knight
13. "You have to combine smarts with luck."
~ Mark Cuban
14. "If you're happy when you're poor, you're gonna be happy when you're rich."
~ Mark Cuban
15. "It takes time to trust but once you start to trust, people will come back in droves…they want to be part of the change."
~ Mark Cuban
16. "There's no one more competitive than me. Business is a sport."
~ Mark Cuban
17. "If your happy when your poor, you will be even happier being rich"
~ Mark Cuban
18. "No one has no competition."
~ Mark Cuban
19. "If you don't know what to do, do nothing."
~ Mark Cuban
20. "If you can sell, you'll never be unemployed"
~ Mark Cuban
21. "When things go badly, you can't let it get you down."
~ Mark Cuban
22. "Sales cures all."
23. "Google & Apple own the on-ramps to the Internet"
24. "If you bust your ass, anything is possible."
25. "The American dream is alive & well."
