January Jones Quotes

I like to play cards. I'm not very good, because I don't want to calculate, I just play by instinct. But I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker.

The entrepreneurial mind-set is that risk is the heightened probability that there is a big range of possible outcomes.

It's a completely different thing, but there's so many things I learned from being an athlete that helped me in business. The only risk is not taking the risk. You've got to take that step.

People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

… good luck and good timing are huge components of outsized success in entrepreneurial endeavors. Lots of things have to go right, and the planets have to align; that certainly happened in Amazon’s case. Our timing turned out to be very good. And so you can’t sit down to write a business plan and say you’re going to build a multibillion-dollar corporation; that’s unrealistic.

I think it helps to know where you're at. I don't want to be coming down 18 knowing I need to make par, and trying to force a birdie or doing something stupid.

The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.

A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.

Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.

My only "business plan" was to get lucky.

The strongest thing you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating an ability to recognize fortunate situations when they are occurring.

'Luck' is recognizing when the situation encourages build out and execution.

In this business if you're good, you're right six times out of ten. You're never going to be right nine times out of ten.

You have to make a decision: Am gonna be the person that takes the risk? Am I gonna be the person that says I'm gonna start this business and I'm gonna follow through with it no matter what the obstacles?

Every GM will tell you it's an instinct. It's an instinct to be patient, to react, or act, or not to do anything at all. It just comes. What I can say is you must have a plan and a goal and a way to do things. At the end of the day, it's an instinct. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad.

You can't make good decisions without knowing the business.

For me, it's just being wiser, finding my opportunities, and really fighting a smart fight.

There's a mathematical way to get success.

Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.

Poker is all about comfort with uncertainty, after all.

I've always been lucky enough to have made the right decisions, if I can say that. I've always felt that I've had good fortune in that way.

There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you've mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals depend on it!

What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character.

Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all