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If family or friends are unwell or ill - it's perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.

If family or friends are unwell or ill - it's perhaps the only thing that really can make one feel vulnerable.

Richard Branson
Vulnerable, Ill, Feels
Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Don't hesitate to seek external help or advice where need be. Sometimes, it takes an external, emotionally unattached individual to detect your business flaws and render unbiased advice.

Richard Branson
Advice, Survival, Needs

Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.

Richard Branson
Inspiring, Teamwork, People

In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is the time to go and start a business.

Richard Branson
Opportunity, Entrepreneur, Made

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.

Richard Branson
Running, Business, Wells
"QFinance: The Ultimate Resource". Book published by Bloomsbury, 2009.

I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much for one person to do themselves. What is the point of hiring talented team members if you don't give them the freedom to make the most of the chance you have given them?

Richard Branson
Team, Responsibility, Giving
Interview with Sabian Phippen, theworldly.co.uk. February 21, 2015.

When people screw up, give them a second chance.

Richard Branson
Second Chance, People, Giving

We should focus on what people get done, not on how many hours or days worked. Just as we don't have a nine-to-five policy, we don't need a vacation policy.

Richard Branson
Vacation, People, Focus
"Richard Branson: Unlimited Vacation Time Makes Sense in a Post Clock-Punch Economy" by Michael Howard, www.esquire.com. September 29, 2014.

I think bands will actually make more money without record companies; a much bigger share of the money will go to the bands. You won't have record shops taking 40 percent of the money. You won't have record labels taking 40 percent of the money. So they don't have to sell as many albums as they used to in the past. So it's not necessarily a bad thing if record companies disappear.

Richard Branson
Past, Thinking, Albums
"Living Fully and Doing Business Differently With Richard Branson". Interview with Arianna Huffington, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 25, 2014.

If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Powerful, Business
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Jan 14, 2013

Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealised, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust.

Richard Branson
Business, Character, Texture
Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess.

Richard Branson
Important, Venture, Entrepreneurial
Twitter post from Aug 5, 2010

Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.

Richard Branson
Team, Skills, Survival

I believe in myself. I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love.

Richard Branson
Believe, Heart, Thinking
Sir Richard Branson (2011). “Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life”, p.57, Random House

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet.

Richard Branson
Money, Way, Millionaire

I personally don't believe anything is impossible. With enough determination and effort, almost everything is possible.

Richard Branson
Determination, Believe, Effort
"George Negus interviews CEO and founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson". "Dateline" with George Negus, www.sbs.com.au. April 2, 2008.

Have fun do good and the money will come

Richard Branson
Fun, Having Fun

Free publicity and word of mouth is probably the best and cheapest form of advertising. Learn to use it to your advantage.

Richard Branson
Survival, Use, Mouths

Having colleagues nearby, whether at the beach or in a crypt, means the ideas are always flowing

Richard Branson
Beach, Business, Mean

My definition of success? The more you are actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Business, Successful
Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

As men, we all have something to give. We all have the power to do our own part to stop the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. It is holding us all back.

Richard Branson
Girl, Men, Giving

Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.

Richard Branson
Inspirational, Powerful, Business
Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

Choose great people and shine in their shadows

Richard Branson
People, Shining, Shadow
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Dec 27, 2014

I also know, as an entrepreneur myself, you face new obstacles every day and you need to have the perseverance to see them through.

Richard Branson
Perseverance, Entrepreneur, Needs
"'Our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point': As he gives £1m to UK start-ups Richard Branson reveals why he's backing the sharing economy". Interview with Eleanor Lawrie, www.dailymail.co.uk. June 30, 2016.

Unless you dream, you're not going to achieve anything.

Richard Branson
Dream, Business, Achieve
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Oct 28, 2014

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