I talk about 5 different quotes that Mark Cuban has said out there and my take on these quotes. I think no matter what you do in life these 5 quotes can change your direction. They are simple but powerful! As you see what they are you will say I have heard things like this before but maybe you haven;t really listened to what these kind of statements really mean for your life!
No one can deny the success that Mark Cuban has created. When we watch Shark Tank, he is one of my favorites. I love how he never really lets people know he is interested in a deal until the very end after he has heard everyone else do their pitch for the deal then he comes in and many times swoops the deal away from them. He is brutally honest but not like Kevin honest. Mark‘s honesty also has some tact to it and you can tell how much he believes in technology companies because his face lights up on certain things. Well I found 5 powerful quotes that he has said and will talk about each one.
1) Every “NO” gets me closer to a “YES”. This is one that many people whether business owners or in sales have to get through their heads if they want to accomplish anything in life. It’s about knowing your numbers. If you know on average out of every 10 people you talk to you make 1 sale then when someone says “NO”, you realize you are that much closer to a “YES”. It really is that simple.
There is no product or service you can keep talking to people about and never get a “YES” and if that happens then maybe you are in the wrong profession or you need more training but whatever it is, once you figure it out you will be on your way to creating something great by knowing every “NO” is one step closer to a “YES”.
2) Whenever I see people doing something the way it’s always been done, the way it is supposed to be, that is a red flag for me to look somewhere else. How many times have you seen people not willing to change because its the way they have always done it? I have seen this so much in life from people and sometimes I do even catch myself falling into this kind of rut too. You can’t think this way especially in this day and time. If you aren’t willing to change then the world will find people who are willing to change and give them their business. As a business owner you have to almost be willing to change daily because that is how fast our society is changing right now and it’s only becoming an even faster-paced society.
When you watch Shark Tank, you see many people on there who when the investors ask them will they change this or that and immediately they say “NO”! That is when you know this business will become stagnant if it hasn’t already because some of the questions that get asked by the Sharks, are doing to to see how the business owner responds and what their thought process is before they invest.
3) It doesn’t matter if your glass if half-full or half-empty. What matters is that you are the one pouring the glass. I believe motivation is great and we all need it whether we look at life through positive or negative eyes but when it’s all said and done its the person that controls the process of things who controls their future. If you are the one pouring the glass then you control where you stop and you control how far you go.
You can only get out of life what you are willing to control. If you allow other people to decide your future for you then you are gonna end up broke on your deathbed. It is up to you to decide what you want out of life & what you will give up to get what you want. Those two factors will go along ways to fulfilling where you end up in life over the next 5-10 years and beyond.
4) It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing. There is nothing wrong with having giant dreams and we all should do that but there comes a time in your life when you have to finally take the action. This is the part that many people miss because they go around dreaming of living that millionaire lifestyle but then sit at home each night with the TV blaring until they decide to go to bed.
You will never accomplish much in life if you watch too much TV. I am not saying to take your TV out of your house like some people say but if you just cut back by only 1-2 hours a night do you realize that will give you an extra 7-14 hours a week in productivity? There is so much you can accomplish in life with that extra time if you treat those extra hours right!
5) Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it from you. This kind of goes along with number 4 because its about action. Do you realize that there are people out there who want what you have? if they are willing to work harder than you then the odds are they will get the business from you and you will lose everything.
I am not saying that you should work so hard that you lose your family because you have to create something for them but also create a plan to be with them too but in your first few years in any business the work load will be heavy to get you off the ground. There will always be people willing to work around the clock so while you are taking that break in front of the TV just remember there is someone who may be studying during that time or making a few more calls during that time or whatever it is they are doing!
Be Inspired or Be Left Behind!
Chris Benton