Only worry about your own happiness, which doesn’t have to be limited by anyone else’s stupidity unless you allow it to be. James Altucher More Quotes by James Altucher More Quotes From James Altucher Honesty is about the scars. Its about the blemishes. But its more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. Its about truly helping people. James Altucher ego honesty people When people give you their stated reason for doing something always assume they are giving you a reason that sounds good, but not the real reason. James Altucher real giving people The big thing in life is to focus on providing more value to people than they expect. The rest comes then. James Altucher things-in-life focus people Requirements are for people who want to be unhappy. Because it’s your rules or the universe’s rules. The universe is going to win. Every time. James Altucher unhappy winning people A lot of times, people send me emails, and then I forget about them, or I never respond to them, or I respond to them weeks later. James Altucher email forget people The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again. James Altucher decrease wise men Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given you any kind of authority. James Altucher leader mean past It's very important to enjoy what you're doing or else you are always going to procrastinate. James Altucher procrastinating enjoy important Everyone is different. We all suffer from the disease of being human. There are a thousand cures but no antidotes. James Altucher disease different suffering I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that. James Altucher entrepreneur would-be trying The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on them, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adventure. James Altucher skills adventure moving Products are valued higher than services. James Altucher higher products Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing. James Altucher procrastination needs thinking Hold your breath. Try holding your breath for just thirty seconds. That’s all it takes. Try it right now while you are looking at this line. Now…on the twenty-ninth second, do any opinions matter? James Altucher lines twenties trying We’re taught at an early age that we’re not good enough. That someone else has to choose us in order for us to be…what? Blessed? Rich? Certified? Legitimized? Educated? Partnership material? James Altucher not-good-enough blessed order I'm a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism although that's part of it but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day. James Altucher bigs body energy Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect. James Altucher perfect mistake past I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them. James Altucher successful mistake firsts Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think. James Altucher mistake people thinking The American Dream never really existed. It was a marketing scam. James Altucher american-dream marketing dream