Best Darren Hardy Quotes & Sayings

Your business will only be as good as the people you recruit to join it. Your future and the future of your business depend on your ability to recruit without compromise. — Darren Hardy

Have you ever been bitten by an elephant? How about a mosquito? It's the little things in life that will bite you. — Darren Hardy

How do you get Big Mo to pay you a visit? You build up to it. You get into the groove, the "zone," by doing the things we've covered so far: 1. Making new choices based on your goals and core values 2. Putting those choices to work through new positive behaviors 3. Repeating those healthy actions long enough to establish new habits 4. Building routines and rhythms into your daily disciplines 5. Staying consistent over a long enough period of time Then, BANG! Big Mo kicks in your door (that's a good thing)! And you're virtually unstoppable. — Darren Hardy

You have to be willing to give 100 percent with zero expectation of receiving anything in return," he said. "Only when you're willing to take 100 percent responsibility for making the relationship work will it work. Otherwise, a relationship left to chance will always be vulnerable to disaster. — Darren Hardy

A good question to ask yourself before doing anything you think you fear is, "If I do this, am I going to die?" If the answer is no, then your fear is made up, grossly overdramatic, and it should have no power over you. — Darren Hardy

You alone are responsible for what you do, don't do, or how you respond to what's done to you. — Darren Hardy

If we want to succeed, we need to recover our grandparents' work ethic. — Darren Hardy

When I asked Richard Branson if he felt luck played a part in his success, he answered, "Yes, of course, we are all lucky. If you live in a free society, you are lucky. Luck surrounds us every day; we are constantly having lucky things happen to us, whether you recognize it or not. I have not been any more lucky or unlucky than anyone else. The difference is when luck came my way, I took advantage of it." Ah, spoken like a man knighted with wisdom. While we're on the topic, it's my belief that the old adage we often hear - "Luck is when opportunity meets preparation" - isn't enough. I believe there are two other critical components to "luck. — Darren Hardy

Seek out positive people who have achieved the success you want to create in your own life. Remember the adage: Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldn't want to trade places. — Darren Hardy

Come again? Am I saying that your four-dollar-a-day coffee habit is going to cost you $51,833.79 in twenty years? Yes, I am. Did you know that every dollar you spend today, no matter where you spend it, is costing you nearly five dollars in only twenty years (and ten dollars in thirty years)? That's because if you took a dollar and invested it at 8 percent, in twenty years, that dollar would be worth almost five. Every time you spend a buck today, it's like taking five dollars out of your future pocket. — Darren Hardy

What makes work fun is doing meaningful work. — Darren Hardy

A daily routine built on good habits and disciplines separates the most successful among us from everyone else. The routine is exceptionally powerful. — Darren Hardy

Look, if you're going to get better, you have to push yourself. If you push yourself, you're going to fall. If you're not falling, you're not pushing. Falling is part of getting better. — Darren Hardy

Don't wait another day to start the small disciplines that will lead you in the direction of your goals! — Darren Hardy

The person who has a clear, compelling, and white-hot burning why will always defeat even the best of the best at doing the how. — Darren Hardy

People scorn your entrepreneurial choice in hope of dragging you back into the herd so they can feel better about themselves. — Darren Hardy

Almost every great achievement began with someone finally getting ticked off, saying, "Enough!" and standing up to fight. — Darren Hardy

Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you. — Darren Hardy

There are no safety nets on this ride. Your only insurance policy is to go sell something. If — Darren Hardy

You cannot see what you don't look for, and you cannot look for what you don't believe in. — Darren Hardy

The day you graduate from childhood to adulthood is the day you take full responsibility for your life. — Darren Hardy

Can't find your passion? Don't check between the couch cushions. It's already in you! — Darren Hardy

We are all self-made men and women, but only the successful take credit for it. — Darren Hardy

Effective sales is about finding a perceived need and helping someone fulfill it. — Darren Hardy

DNA has nothing to do with success. Turn your genes into overalls and get to work. — Darren Hardy

Small, Smart Choices + Consistency + Time = RADICAL DIFFERENCE — Darren Hardy

In all areas of your life, look for the multiplier opportunities where you can go a little further, push yourself a little harder, last a little longer, prepare a little better, and deliver a little bit more. Where can you do better and more than expected? When can you do the totally unexpected? Find as many opportunities for 'WOW,' and the level and speed of your accomplishments will astonish you... and everyone else around you. — Darren Hardy

Seek out influencers, those who are connected to broader networks of potential customers. — Darren Hardy

It's not getting to the wall that counts; it's what you do after you hit it. — Darren Hardy

If all the people around you are happy with you, you are not doing great work. — Darren Hardy

If you haven't already clearly defined your values, you may find yourself making choices that conflict with what you want. If, for example, honesty is a big thing for you, but you hang out with liars, there's a conflict. When your actions conflict with your values, you'll end up unhappy, frustrated, and despondent. In fact, psychologists tell us that nothing creates more stress than when our actions and behaviors aren't congruent with our values. — Darren Hardy

I have a serious challenge for you if you're up for it. Want real feedback? Find people who care enough about you to be brutally honest with you. Ask them these questions: "How do I show up to you? What do you think my strengths are? In what areas do you think I can improve? Where do you think I sabotage myself? What's one thing I can stop doing that would benefit me the most? What's the one thing I should start doing? — Darren Hardy