My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Honesty is about the scars. Its about the blemishes. But its more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't regret your mistakes. You'll always make mistakes. The better you are, the less mistakes you make. The only way to get… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Today I will try again. And tomorrow. And then the next day. If I don’t get better, I will at least have… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect. — James Altucher Copy Share
Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any… — James Altucher Copy Share
“How do you get past this?” Diversification is everything. You get past “this” by having lots of “that”s.” — James Altucher Copy Share
“Someone who is reinventing always has spare time. Part of reinvention is collecting little bits and pieces of time and carving them the way… — James Altucher Copy Share
America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting. — James Altucher Copy Share
I'm scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day. — James Altucher Copy Share
Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego.… — James Altucher Copy Share
Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling. — James Altucher Copy Share
Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back when you… — James Altucher Copy Share
“Finally, I started to care more about getting better than about winning. I started to study my losses. I would take my losses to… — James Altucher Copy Share
“g) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years. Here’s a description of the five years: Year One: You’re flailing and reading everything and… — James Altucher Copy Share
I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake. — James Altucher Copy Share
