James Altucher
James Altucher
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published eleven books, and he is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth23 January 1968
CountryUnited States of America
The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.
If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty.
I had ideas first, wealth second. It only worked in that order.
You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You can't have imagination without surrendering yourself to an idea that you want to create something of value to other human beings.
Do as many ideas as possible. The right idea will pick you.
Teaching how to think is better than lecturing how to do it.
Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth.
Most people don't have the power of persuasion.
Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.
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.
Nobody is more worthy of love in the entire universe than you. I wish I had reminded myself of that more.
Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any thought as to why you are on the stage or how you need to be 'better' than the people in the audience. You aren't better. You're simply the speaker.
Money you lose you can always make back. But even five minutes of time lost is gone forever.
My grandfather was an illegal immigrant for the 60 or so years he was in the United States. I had another great-great-grandmother on my mom's side who snuck in in a suitcase.