Ryan Blair Quotes & Sayings

To succeed you have to start — Ryan Blair

There is a reason why we admire certain people. They espouse something that strikes a chord within us. Be it their innate talent, drive, wisdom, or attitude, there is a reason we find certain individuals fascinating, and if we can harness that same spark that made them great, perhaps we can achieve greatness as well. — Ryan Blair

There are degrees of discomfort, and everyone has a different breaking point. But if you want to be an entrepreneur, there is no choice. — Ryan Blair

Don't let anyone steal your milk. — Ryan Blair

If it's important you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse. — Ryan Blair

Steve Jobs is someone I've studied inside and out, and I've applied so many of his techniques and philosophies to my businesses. It's a remote mentorship because I've never met him. — Ryan Blair

Life is theater; everyone is an actor - some in the lead, some in the supporting cast. — Ryan Blair

Charity work. Any smart, ethical business owner is going to be involved with something that gives back, whether it is at the community level, in the fight against a specific disease, or in a broad campaign to address another social issue. If you are willing to take the time to roll up your sleeves - first, to find out what groups your targeted mentor works with, and second, to start giving your money, time, or resources to that same group - you can find inroads to business mentors very quickly, and all while pursuing a worthy cause. — Ryan Blair

If you can't honor a deal, make a new one and try to honor it. And when you're dealing with your investors' money, you have to act as if God himself wrote you the check. — Ryan Blair

I get thousands of requests for mentorship, but they don't offer anything in return, like filing, cleaning my house, or something. All too often, it's "please mentor me; I need my shot." But they don't offer anything in return. — Ryan Blair

There are guys I'd love to learn from, but they wouldn't be a good fit for me, so I read their blogs and books. — Ryan Blair

Entrepreneurship is an addiction to being successful, not a job or career. You have to feed the addiction and recharge from it or you'll burn out. — Ryan Blair

As an entrepreneur building a multimillion-dollar business, your failures are going to be your greatest assets, provided you have a philosophy that addresses mistakes, strives to understand them, learns the key elements in them, and turns them into successes. — Ryan Blair

Create experiences that leave you in awe, for these will be the highlights of your life. — Ryan Blair

Until you have enough money accumulated, sacrifice luxury. Sacrifice TV, time out, and even time with your family and friends. — Ryan Blair

The only difference between you today and a year from now are the people you know and what you have learned. — Ryan Blair

To be successful you have to deal with CRAP. Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure. — Ryan Blair

With or without realizing it, every successful person has created behaviors - systems for greeting people, networking, and making telephone calls to aid them in their pursuits. By observing the traits of successful people, you can create your own system for success. — Ryan Blair

Potential is the one power you always have. — Ryan Blair