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1. Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it’s not going to get the business.
2. Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.
3. The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
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What is the difference between a brilliant idea that is successful and a brilliant idea that is not successful? Kawasaki believes that luck, timing and karma are the keys to success. Karma has to do with whether your product will ultimately make the world a better place, and he believes that the best technologies really do survive.
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Article: Billionaire Roberts brothers operate on a simple business philosophy: You diversify or die…
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (A CNN Report)
Michael and Steven Roberts didn’t have two quarters to rub together a couple of decades ago. Now, the two African-American business leaders estimate their holdings — from hotels to TV stations — are worth $1 billion. One St. Louis hotel they own once barred black people.
“Black folks need legacy. We have to have examples of successes in order for us to be able to let the generations to come know that many of the successes that occurred by African-Americans in this country can be seen and pointed out and can be emulated,” says Michael Roberts, the chairman and CEO of The Roberts Companies.
Michael and his brother Steven, who is three years younger, stroll through their office, complete with wood-paneled doors, large leather chairs and a pool table fit for a king. Their office sits along a busy street in St. Louis called Kingshighway.
“They used to call us the Kings of Kingshighway, because we own so much on this street,” Michael Roberts says.
Their office is the culmination of hard work and a can-do American business attitude to strive for greatness. They launched their business from a historically black neighborhood in north St. Louis.
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- Michael and Steven Roberts, both African-Americans, built a $1 billion empire
- Steven Roberts to youngsters: “Understand what your passion is”
- Lack of money shouldn’t stop you from pursuing your dreams, they say
- They don’t believe in full retirement: “What other animal retires?”
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Bling and Bentleys don’t bring true happiness, Russell Simmons says. Not that the hip-hop mogul ever was in it totally for the money, at least not that kind of money, he says.
Somewhere along the way to becoming one of the richest men in rap, with a net worth estimated between $325 million and $500 million, he says it became more important to give back. With a business empire spanning music, television, theater, film and fashion, Simmons is driven by a belief that hip-hop is a powerful change agent. That belief extends to his work for social and philanthropic causes, too.
Simmons chairs four nonprofit foundations and is active in several others. His pet causes include promoting education, financial literacy and voting among young people, as well as providing access to the arts for disadvantaged youth.
“Hip-hop is about creating and maximizing opportunity,” Simmons says. “It is about transforming the American dream into a living reality.”
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“You don’t have to be great at the start, but you have to start to be great.” #LORDSTYLE
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Be thankful for what u have; you’ll end up having more. If u concentrate on what u don’t have, u will never, ever have enough. - Oprah
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