19 Quotes by Jack Ma about Leadership

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    If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers.

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    A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit.

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    If you do not know where your competitor is, or overconfident and snobbish about your competitor, or are unable to comprehend how yourcompetitor became a real threat, you will surely fall behind him. Don't be the "they" in this idiom: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

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    Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling.

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    What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your right to get a bonus. However, it also means your income will no longer be limited, you will use your time more effectively, and you will no longer need to beg for favours from people anymore.

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    A great opportunity is often hard to be explained clearly; things that can be explained clearly are often not the best opportunities.

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