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Fun is one of the most important - and underrated - ingredients in any successful venture. If you're not having fun, then it's probably time to call it quits and try something else.

Any Call Else Fun
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The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

Any Art Delegation Entrepreneur
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From a young age, I learned to focus on the things I was good at and delegate to others what I was not good at. That's how Virgin is run. Fantastic people throughout the Virgin Group run our businesses, allowing me to think creatively and strategically.

Age Allowing Businesses Creatively
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An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right. And the people out on the front line, they know when things are not going right, and they know when things need to be improved. And if you listen to them, you can soon improve all those niggly things which turns an average company into an exceptional company.

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Entrepreneurs are natural problem-solvers, which means that we always have ideas for new businesses popping into our heads. Having a lot of options is great, but sometimes it can be hard to focus on one when you are keen to move onto the next.

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Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life.

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It's rare for a startup to make money immediately, so you need to make sure that you have enough saved or that you have another income stream that can support you.

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Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.

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I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

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Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

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When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

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The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

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The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.

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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
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There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

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I am often the brunt of my own humor.

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I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less.

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I believe firmly in God's control in life.

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We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.

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I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.

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It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives.

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Not every Christian finds it easy to believe.

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Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

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By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well.

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We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

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If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

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Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

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Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.

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There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.

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When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.

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When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off.

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Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures - they're lying if they say they haven't. Virgin has had some tremendously successful businesses and some that have not quite worked out. Virgin Cola springs to mind - the product wasn't distinct enough from Coca-Cola.

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If I ever wrote a book on preaching, it would contain three words: Preach the Word. Get rid of all the other stuff that gets you sidetracked; preach the Word.

Preach Rid Sidetracked Stuff
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I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out.
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Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop.

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I think it's good for a woman to put on a bit of weight when she gets older - it looks better. But a man has to stay balanced.

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Had I pursued my education long enough to learn all the conventional dos and don'ts of starting a business, I often wonder how different my life and career might have been.

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I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it!

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You should not build your customer service system on the premise that your organisation will never question the whims of your clients.

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I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

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Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.

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As far back as I can remember, my mother would have me down by the bed at night with her, praying. I can still hear her voice calling my name to God and telling him that she wanted me to follow him in whatever he called me to do.

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The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us.

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It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows.

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Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.

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