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177 Powerful Patrick Bet-David Quotes to Inspire You

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What determines if you win in any game (or business)

1. “What determines if you win in any game (or business) isn’t how good you are; it’s how good you are relative to your competition. That’s why it’s so important to know your own strengths and weaknesses and find a market in which you have an inherent advantage.”

Patrick Bet-David

Competition, Strategy, Strengths, Weaknesses, Market Advantage

If you think your critics are wrong prove it If

2. “If you think your critics are wrong, prove it. If you think your haters are wrong, prove it. If you think you’re right, prove it. Results have historically been the best way to prove you’re right.”

Patrick Bet-David

Critics, Proof, Results, Validation, Accountability

You are going to have to endure more anguish than

3. “You are going to have to endure more anguish than you can imagine to get there. Those who can tolerate pain the most—the ones with the most endurance—give themselves the highest chance of winning in business.”

Patrick Bet-David

Endurance, Pain, Resilience, Success, Determination

You must act like a great company (or a great

4. “You must act like a great company (or a great entrepreneur/intrapreneur) long before you ever become one.”

Patrick Bet-David

Entrepreneurship, Action, Identity, Growth, Leadership

Humility has a different meaning to different people It doesn’t

5. “Humility has a different meaning to different people. It doesn’t mean to be a priest, a monk, or a pastor. It simply means you don’t know it all.”

Patrick Bet-David

Humility, Perception, Understanding, Growth, Awareness

Don’t compare yourself to others you see around you Get

6. “Don’t compare yourself to others you see around you. Get really clear on who YOU want to be.”

Patrick Bet-David

Comparison, Self-discovery, Individuality, Clarity, Purpose

Studying others gives us knowledge but studying yourself ultimately leads

7. “Studying others gives us knowledge, but studying yourself ultimately leads to an incredible amount of freedom.”

Patrick Bet-David

Knowledge, Self-awareness, Freedom, Learning, Introspection

No one remembers average and ordinary NO ONE Give your

8. “No one remembers average and ordinary. NO ONE! Give your VERY best. You only get one shot at this thing called ‘life’.”

Patrick Bet-David

Average, Excellence, Life, Effort, Uniqueness

The market rewards people who outwork and out-improve

9. “The market rewards people who outwork and out-improve.”

Patrick Bet-David

Market, Rewards, Effort, Improvement, Competition

If experts say you have ADHD use that God-given gift

10. “If experts say you have ADHD, use that God-given gift to ignore naysayers. Learn to use your crutches in life as secret weapons.”

Patrick Bet-David

ADHD, Gifts, Resilience, Creativity, Self-advocacy

People want to follow someone who is driven by his

11. “People want to follow someone who is driven by his or her future truth.”

Patrick Bet-David

Leadership, Vision, Motivation, Influence, Inspiration

Winners also use phrases such as “This mistake is on

12. “Winners also use phrases such as “This mistake is on me” and “We have no one to blame but ourselves.””

Patrick Bet-David

Winners, Accountability, Ownership, Learning, Growth

Investment Time Return (ITR) is a tool that becomes more

13. “Investment Time Return (ITR) is a tool that becomes more valuable the more you use it.”

Patrick Bet-David

ITR, Investment, Value, Tool, Personal Growth

I’ve not found one single mutual fund one single real

14. “I’ve not found one single mutual fund, one single real estate investment, any gold, silver or anything else that has given me higher returns than me investing in myself.”

Patrick Bet-David

Investment, Self-improvement, Returns, Personal Growth, Value

I learned that if you work hard and creatively you

15. “I learned that if you work hard and creatively, you can have just about anything you want, but not everything you want. Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives in order to pursue even better ones.”

Patrick Bet-David

Work Ethic, Creativity, Maturity, Choices, Fulfillment

Had it not been for all the adversity I experienced

16. “Had it not been for all the adversity I experienced, I wouldn’t have had such a strong desire to succeed.”

Patrick Bet-David

Adversity, Desire, Motivation, Success, Resilience

If Shawn notices envy creeping in it will be a

17. “If Shawn notices envy creeping in, it will be a powerful indicator that he should reexamine his goals.”

Patrick Bet-David

Envy, Self-reflection, Goals, Awareness, Motivation

I don’t get excited about ideas I get excited about

18. “I don’t get excited about ideas. I get excited about entrepreneurs. I don’t put my faith in technology. I put it in a CEO.”

Patrick Bet-David

Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Technology, Leadership, Investment

Worries genius or happy simpleton? The moment you get caught

19. “Worries genius or happy simpleton? The moment you get caught with the reading bug and learning, you get addicted to it, and you have to know that your mind is going to process stuff and the debate starts happening [in the head] and it’s forever—it never stops. You lose a little bit of happiness when you get too interested in wanting to get certain questions answered in life because it’s never going to end. If you choose to subscribe to wanting to be a lifelong learner you must be ready to lose some happiness and freedom that you once had when you didn’t know everything.”

Patrick Bet-David

Learning, Happiness, Desire, Curiosity, Balance

Choose enemies that give you energy not drain your energy

20. “Choose enemies that give you energy, not drain your energy.”

Patrick Bet-David

Energy, Enemies, Choices, Relationships, Motivation

To get better you must reflect on your mistakes

21. “To get better you must reflect on your mistakes.”

Patrick Bet-David

Reflection, Improvement, Mistakes, Growth, Learning

Short-term thinkers are a dime a dozen Long-term thinkers are

22. “Short-term thinkers are a dime a dozen. Long-term thinkers are extremely rare. History books favor the long-term thinkers. Don’t let short-term attention distract you from your long-term vision becoming a reality. Chase the big.”

Patrick Bet-David

Short-term, Long-term, Mindset, Focus, Vision

You judge an enemy based on the amount of emotion

23. “You judge an enemy based on the amount of emotion they create.”

Patrick Bet-David

Enemy, Judgment, Emotion, Perception, Conflict

You want to choose a path that puts the odds

24. “You want to choose a path that puts the odds of winning in your favor; in poker, it’s called game selection. What determines if you win in any game (or business) isn’t how good you are; it’s how good you are relative to your competition. That’s why it’s so important to know your own strengths and weaknesses and find a market in which you have an inherent advantage.”

Patrick Bet-David

Strategy, Competition, Strengths, Market Advantage, Decision-making

Reading English frustrated me back then but I could not

25. “Reading English frustrated me back then, but I could not get enough of numbers. For hours and hours, I pored over box scores like a mad scientist. Of all the sports, on paper at least, baseball presented the most perplexing puzzle.”

Patrick Bet-David

Reading, Numbers, Passion, Analysis, Baseball

I’ve said countless times that many of the world’s problems

26. “I’ve said countless times that many of the world’s problems are going to be solved by entrepreneurs. The simple reason is that entrepreneurs are problem solvers.”

Patrick Bet-David

Entrepreneurs, Problem-solving, Innovation, Solutions, Opportunity

Everyone has a great idea but only a few have

27. “Everyone has a great idea but only a few have great work ethic.”

Patrick Bet-David

Ideas, Work Ethic, Execution, Ambition, Differentiation

We aren’t put on this earth to pay the bills

28. “We aren’t put on this earth to pay the bills. We are put on this earth to do something special with our lives.”

Patrick Bet-David

Purpose, Fulfillment, Meaning, Ambition, Life

All it takes is ONE One big victory silences all

29. “All it takes is ONE. One big victory silences all your critics. One big victory validates your hard work. One big victory overshadows the thousands of mistakes and bad ideas. One big victory can lead to more victories. Go get your ONE big victory.”

Patrick Bet-David

Victory, Success, Validation, Persistence, Achievement

Rule number one of creating wealth; never ever work for

30. “Rule number one of creating wealth; never ever work for a sexy established company. If you work for a sexy established company no one knows you. If you quit, you get fired, you were just another employee. Go to a company, help it become sexy, established. Be a leader, own a piece, you’ll become wealthy.”

Patrick Bet-David

Wealth, Employment, Opportunities, Leadership, Independence