Richie Norton

Life is too short not to start something stupid.

A principle is not merely a fundamental truth, but principles must serve as the very first source of every decision we make along the road to success.

You have to dig a well before you can draw water from it.

If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-other, than a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent) to a boss.

Don't worry. You'll find your message in your mess.

Mission matching: an ask that creates synergistic congruence (aka win-win) between missions.

You can learn from those who have come down from the mountain, but you won__ have the same experience unless you climb yourself.

Influence creates affluence. Affluence does not create influence. Affluence makes you more of who you already are.

Jealousy in any form will cloud thinking and form bad habits. Jealousy is an addiction.

If you want to trust yourself, make decisions that aregrounded in your authentic principles. Don__ lie. Don__cheat. Don__ push others down to obtain success.

To crush fear doesn't mean you eliminate it; crushing fear means you literally crush it down into smaller, more manageable parts and tackle one piece at a time.

Stupid is the New Smart.

Don't wait. Start stuff.

Try it out yourself. Test your idea with an experimental project. See what works and what doesn't. Then move forward or move on.

It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSTAY. Don't wait. Just ship.

It all starts with a tiny, stupid idea, then one thing leads to another, and suddenly, you find something amazing: yourself.

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

TZEDAKAH is a Hebrew word commonly translated as __harity._ One Jewish leader described tzedakah as having eight levels of charitable giving. The eighth and highest level of giving is described like this:__he 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.__erve others in a way that helps them become self-reliant (or interdependent) and watch miracles happen for both you and them.