Ifs Quotes by James Altucher

9 Ifs quotes by James Altucher

James Altucher’s nine “ifs” blend his candid entrepreneurial spirit with a dash of self‑help optimism. The collection feels like a quick pep talk, urging readers to consider the risks and rewards of alternate paths.

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If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and…

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Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

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Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back…

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If you act like the river, you ultimately flow past all the rocks along the way.

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Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.

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I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if…

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If two people believe in the same story, they might be thousands of miles apart and total strangers, but they still have…

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Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much…

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If you try to get 1% better each day at your health, at your relationships and the way you treat people, at…

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Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect.

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The best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

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“Someone who is reinventing always has spare time. Part of reinvention is collecting little bits and pieces of time and carving them the way…

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America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.

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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.

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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.…

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Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.

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“Finally, I started to care more about getting better than about winning. I started to study my losses. I would take my losses to…

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“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…

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I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake.

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Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

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