Read every book, blog, website, whatever, about what you want to be an expert in. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
How great is it to just rest and be happy and not move when you don't have to. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Read every sentence you write out loud. If it sounds boring, kill it. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The universe wants us to have fun doing more than one thing in life. That's how it learns. You don't have one… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth. — 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
Every game, and almost every life situation, has short cuts: ways you can get better without learning the entire literature of the… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life,… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Money you lose you can always make back. But even five minutes of time lost is gone forever. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't stay at the job for safe salary increases over time. That will never get you where you want - freedom from… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Your competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn,… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur: an ability to fail, an ability to have ideas,… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Whether you're an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it's time to start forgetting about all the ways the… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Happiness is just a positive perception from our brain. Some days, you will be unhappy. Our brain is a tool we use.… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Nobody is more worthy of love in the entire universe than you. I wish I had reminded myself of that more. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The reality is: when you're slouched over, not only are you not using the full potential of your brain, but you look… — 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
Become a beacon of enhancement, and then, when the night is gray, all of the boats will move towards you, bringing their… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
You can say no to people who make you feel bad about yourself. To people who backstab you or make you feel… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Don't forget: when you start a website, it's not yet a trusted site. So you have to bring people from a trusted… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
You'll have to hire people to expand your business. But it's a good discipline to really question if you need each and… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The only way to make real wealth is to get rid of your salary. In a salary, by definition, you are creating… — 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
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 Image
“How do you get past this?” Diversification is everything. You get past “this” by having lots of “that”s.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“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 Image
America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
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 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 of ego.… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
