Richie Norton

"Creators always have an advantage because they make the stuff we consume."

"TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as “charity.” One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and highest level of giving is described like this:“The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignified manner, or by extending a suitable loan, or by helping them find employment or establish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become dependent on others.”Serve others in a way that helps them become self-reliant (or interdependent) and watch miracles happen for both you and them."

"Like creating a masterpiece, quitting is an art: you have to decide what to keep within the frame and what to keep out."

"Bad boss? Fire him/her. When you're interviewing for a job, You're job is to interview them. You are an equal."

"Personal and private and public and professional lives are blended. Separating them is what makes a fraud, hypocrite, alter ego."

"Act NOW on those ideas! As they say, you snooze you lose. Or as I say, if you BEGIN you WIN."

"You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotage from bosses who can’t perform."

"What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The first stops and stays on the side. The second, crosses and reaches new worlds. As soon as your mind identifies the bridge, the gap is gone...but the bridge was always there...you just had to see it. There are holes in the ground, yet a bridge (which is there, but may take time to see) filled it. That's where asking better questions comes in. Where is the bridge so I can cross? There is one. Believing there is a bridge from where you are to where you want to go is 99% of the battle. The other 1% is to cross it. But do I have to build the bridge? Maybe. But everything is first created in the mind and then in the world. The bridge is there. See it. Cross it."

"Urgency means paying the details the attention they deserve, with the respect they deserve, without delay."

"How you bring people into your home is just as important as when they walk through the door. Frame well. #marketing"

"Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell. A lot of people sell homes. They all have structure. Location, size, style, function, benefit, community, who stays (and leaves)...totally different. You can sell or do anything at a premium. It may be a home, but the type of clientele you work with is a choice. Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell. Go to work."

"There is a very real danger present when we suppress our feelings to act on inspiration in exchange for the “safety” of the status quo. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to live a more fulfilling and purpose driven life. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. We risk sacrificing the beautiful blessing of finding a greater sense of meaning in our own lives. In short, we run the very real risk living a life of regret."

"Every sunset is an opportunity to reset."

"There are literally hundreds of other micro-experiences and incredible experiences that help shape the book. But what really drove it home for me was not only hundreds of years of history that I went through to help formulate the concept of starting something stupid, but practicing it for myself and with hundreds of my own clients."

"Don’t sell based on inventory. Inventory based on who you want to sell."

"It’s really simple. Sell high-value stuff to people who value high-value stuff."

"Say no to everything, so you can say yes to the one thing."

"All too often people pretend to be professional. "Professionalism" is sometimes a facade for fraud. Be pro, but be real. Honesty and transparency combined with character, competence and real results is the key to being a true pro."

"Simplicity is complex. It's never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking."

"Life experience is the new work experience."