Poor speakers create an artificial divide between themselves and the audience. They feel they need to do this in order to establish their own credibility. James Altucher artificialaudiencecreate Change image and share on social
When I was 7 years old, I plagiarized, word for word, stories from science fiction magazines so my teachers would think I was smart. James Altucher fictionmagazineplagiarize Change image and share on social
Your hands are not made to type out memos. Or put paper through fax machines. Or hold a phone up while you talk to people you dislike. One hundred years from now, your hands will rot like dust in your grave. You have to make wonderful use of those hands now. Kiss your hands so they can make magic. James Altucher dislikedustfax share on social
Don't regret your mistakes. You'll always make mistakes. The better you are, the less mistakes you make. The only way to get better is to thoroughly analyze your mistakes. James Altucher analyzemakemistake Change image and share on social
Don't buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind. James Altucher buydayentrepreneur Change image and share on social
Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any value, to anybody, to somebody, and watch that value compound into a career. James Altucher businesscareercompound Change image and share on social
America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting. James Altucher americacontinuecountry Change image and share on social
People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you. James Altucher listenpeopleunconsciously Change image and share on social
If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life, then you just made a good connection. James Altucher connectiongoodintroduce Change image and share on social
Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong. James Altucher goodthingworry Change image and share on social