For his 65th birthday, millionaire Richard Branson announced that he would take 65 challenges suggested by his followers through #ChallengeRichard, which he would complete over the course of the year.
In this way, Alana George asked the founder of Virgin Group to tweet the 65 lessons he has learned to maintain and/or start a company.
Find below the 65 most important lessons that Richard Branson has learned in all his years of experience as an entrepreneur:
65 tips from millionaire Richard Branson:
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- Be a passionate person.
- Love what you do and do what you love.
- Dream and strive to achieve your dreams.
- Become your own champion.
- Be honest with yourself.
- Treat others as you would like to be treated.
- Listen.
- Say what you think and think what you say.
- Get to the point, quick.
- Don’t take yourself too seriously.
- Be curious.
- You must always be alert and receptive to new opportunities.
- Accept the unplanned.
- Be optimistic.
- Share your ideas.
- Remember that there is no such thing as a bad idea.
- If you see a problem, fix it.
- Think like a customer.
- Say yes!
- Wrong, do it!
- Learn when to say no.
- Challenge the status quo.
- Find a space in the market.
- Produce something that can be used.
- Disrupt the market.
- Worry about doing the essential things right.
- Stick to your executive summary.
- Treat business like a drag race, not a sprint.
- Think of innovation as a never-ending task.
- Don’t get caught up in what’s hot.
- Challenge people’s possibilities and perceptions.
- Take into account constructive criticism and use it, discard baseless cynicism.
- Think of failure as an obstacle, not a dead end.
- Learn by doing and making mistakes.
- Use past failures to ensure future success.
- Don’t focus on the past, plan for the future.
- Opportunities are like buses, there is always one coming.
- Change plans occasionally.
- Make bold moves.
- Stand out from the crowd.
- Make sure that your advertising is new, different and above all unforgettable.
- Tell stories.
- Celebrate your wins, big or small.
- Always respect but never fear the competition.
- Play fair.
- Spend more time smiling than frowning, and spend more time praising than criticizing.
- Surround yourself with great people.
- Hire attitudes.
- Put your employees first.
- Empower your employees, don’t walk over them.
- Support diversity in the workplace.
- Think of people as change agents, not resources.
- Always listen to the ideas of your employees and colleagues.
- If you try to understand, others will try to understand you.
- Lead from the front row.
- Give second chances.
- Delegate.
- Say thanks.
- Invest in the well-being of your employees.
- Avoid making decisions alone.
- Work with family and friends.
- Do everything with a purpose.
- Make the difference.
- Find time to have fun.
- Remember the to-do list, but never forget to be on the list.
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