327 Quotes by James Altucher

Most people are not truly talented at anything. However, most people can be pretty good at something.

Don’t do something just for the money. Money is a side effect of persistence. You persist in things you are interested in. Explore your interests. Then persist. Then enjoy all the side effects.

SILENCE Don’t be afraid to go silent. Mirror and then have the confidence to go silent. Nobody wants the negotiation to end. They will keep talking and give you more information.

Don’t time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don’t bookmark pages you’ve already read.

Worry will never solve tomorrow’s problems. It will only take energy away from today.

But action leaks the panic out of your head.

The NORMAL thing is to be rejected. To get rejected by jobs, your kids, friends, family members, relationships, businesses, publishers, everyone.

If you think, “Everything would be better off if I were dead,” then think, “That’s really cool. Now I can do anything I want and I can postpone this thought for a while, maybe even a few months.” Because what does it matter now? The planet might not even be around in a few months. Who knows what could happen with all these solar flares.

But don’t limit yourself too much either. Always be looking for new opportunities to improve incrementally.