If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes -- then learn how to do it later!
Entrepreneurs
Richard Branson
Born in 1950 in England, Richard Branson launched a student magazine at 16 and has never stopped starting businesses. From a mail-order record company he built the Virgin Group, an empire of more than 400 companies spanning music, airlines, railways, and space travel. Dyslexic yet driven by an unconventional spirit of adventure and instinct for branding, he has challenged incumbents across industries. He was knighted in 2000.
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Richard Branson's Other Quotes
Screw it, let's do it.
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself.
Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
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