Randeep Hooda Quotes

You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

It wasn't until the second half of my first year that I realized you have to try to make friends and meet people at Harvard; the chances don't come to you.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

In business it is most often all about getting your foot in the door and once you do, everything opens up and things start to naturally progress into bigger and more opportunities.

I've been surprised at how much an unknown like myself can accomplish just by reaching out to people and pleading my case. Quotes for the book cover, reviews and interviews, readings and radio appearances - all this by simply moving ahead and making contact with folks I thought might enjoy the writing.

You seldom, if ever, get lucky sitting down.

Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.

Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.

I think the best thing I can do for me is to show up places and be clear-headed. Because when I'm clear-headed, my phone rings. I get opportunities.

I'm not the type who will go and ask people for roles.

I was networking every day from 21 to 28 years old. I sent 10 letters a day, which means I reached out to 3,000 people in a year.

When opportunities arise, you have to seize them.

I don't care what the depth chart is. I don't care what I'm on. I'm going to enjoy it, and I'm going to seize every opportunity that I get, because that's the most important thing.

Most of the jobs I've gotten are from people calling me. I don't actively solicit a lot of work like that, but maybe I should.

Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens.

I make my own opportunities no matter what.

I want to make sure that I am always ready: that if I step off the bench, I will make a contribution, then be given my chance.

The biggest part of why I am where I am today is not only because people can relate to me and my story but because I hit the road and actually saw them face to face and shook their hands.

You only miss many chances when you create many chances.

Luck is something you find, or you go for it.

In this business, you need to be in the right place at the right time, have luck and the courage to do the job.

If you're positioned to start your own organization, that's great - but rare.

I know that the harder you work, the more you learn, the more connections you make. You've just got to be prepared to keep putting yourself out there. You have to make it happen.

If you don't ask, the answer is always no.

Never give up. Never stop being creative in finding ways to get exposure. Also, prepared anytime and all the time. You never know who you will run into.