1. “Progress often masquerades as trouble.” ~ Dan Peña
2. “Don’t focus on mistakes, focus on the positive “next time”!” ~ Dan Peña
3. “I’ve never seen a “part-time” super successful, high-performance person.” ~ Dan Peña
4. “Don’t focus on mistakes; focus on the positive next time.” ~ Dan Peña
5. “Hunger makes beasts of men and demons of beasts.” ~ Dan Peña
6. “Business deals start and end with people – the interaction of flesh and blood, bone and sinew, heart and mind, emotion and soul.” ~ Dan Peña
7. “Don’t be a loser.” ~ Dan Peña
8. “The more you investigate, the less you have to invest.” ~ Dan Peña
9. “A deal is either hot – or it’s not.” ~ Dan Peña
10. “Always shoot for the moon. Even if you don’t hit the bulls-eye, you’ll at least get 80 percent.” ~ Dan Peña
11. “A deal has to sound good before it is good.” ~ Dan Peña
12. “Don’t under any circumstances, ever, second guess yourself.” ~ Dan Peña
13. “People that read books don’t take action!” ~ Dan Peña
14. “The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself!” ~ Dan Peña
15. “If you want things to change, first you have to change.” ~ Dan Peña
16. “People with low self-esteem protect themselves by not taking risks. High self-esteem gives you the power of confidence to take chances.” ~ Dan Peña
17. “The only difference between a Champ and a Chump is ‘U’.” ~ Dan Peña
18. “The older you get the less you are surprised.” ~ Dan Peña
19. “Ask and you shall receive.” ~ Dan Peña
20. “Your most valuable natural asset is your own gut instinct. Don’t be afraid of it. your instinct has more power than all of the conventional wisdom in the world.” ~ Dan Peña
21. “Don’t waste time on things you can’t change!” ~ Dan Peña
22. “Dream big, Think big, Be big.” ~ Dan Peña
23. “I’ve never seen a ‘part-time’ super successful, high-performance person.” ~ Dan Peña
24. “Just do it!” ~ Dan Peña
25. “Any problem solved will be replaced immediately by a larger more complicated one!” ~ Dan Peña
26. “You can’t have a dream come true unless you have a dream.” ~ Dan Peña
27. “Man’s greatest burden is unfulfilled potential.” ~ Dan Peña
28. “The difference between a failure and a high-performance individual is how each deals with fear. We are all afraid.” ~ Dan Peña
29. “Stop playing to lose. Play to win.” ~ Dan Peña
30. “Never ever share your doubts.” ~ Dan Peña
31. “Dream Big, Think Big, Be Big!” ~ Dan Peña
32. “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” ~ Dan Peña
33. “Even when one thoughtfully and judiciously plans, more often than not, such plans are overcome by external events. Therefore, never underestimate how wrong you can be!” ~ Dan Peña
34. “Quantum Leap success means fishing with nets, not just with lines.” ~ Dan Peña
35. “Don’t just work longer hours, ‘staying busy’ as most other people do. ‘Work smart’ — i.e. Stay productive and don’t get distracted.” ~ Dan Peña
36. “Cash only prolongs death. It doesn’t avoid it.” ~ Dan Peña
37. “Tough times don’t last – tough people do!” ~ Dan Peña
38. “Hunger makes beasts of men and demons of beasts.” ~ Dan Peña
39. “We must all remember life doesn’t have to be fair for us to succeed if we take change and become masters and creators of our own destiny!” ~ Dan Peña
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