Travis Bradberry Quotes

If you have an idea that's going to make a big difference to people's lives, and other people are not doing it, you know, just say "screw it," do it and get on with it, and give it a go.

The person who works harder when the boss isn’t around is headed straight for a better job.

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

Don't follow trends, start trends.

I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

As soon as I became proactive in producing my own stuff, I started getting other roles.

I was always telling myself I could handle a more complex role, I could handle something bigger and more interesting than the work I was doing. But I wasn't demanding that of myself. At a certain point, I realized it was never going to come my way unless I started taking more control of it. That's what I realized I had to do.

It's very important to stay creative and not simply to wait around for people to want you. It's the hardest thing about the business.

The best businesspeople have a hunger to make their todays better than their yesterdays. They have a staggeringly large appetite for pushing the envelope.

You've got to be able to think on your own; you've got to be creative. You can't be willing to take a backseat.

I think that you find out what your boss wants you to do, and you do more. To me, that's work ethic. Because, if you demonstrate that your capabilities extend past your current job, they'll probably give you a better job.

I look forward to pushing the boundaries of my craft and taking new chances.

The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start. The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to do big things.

To gain credibility, you must consistently demonstrate three things: Initiative: You have to get up to go up. Sacrifice: You have to give up to go up. Maturity: You have to grow up to go up. If you show the way, people will want to follow you. The higher you go, the greater the number of people who will be willing to travel with you.

Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.

When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down.

Like many of my fellow entrepreneurs, I didn't create Hearsay Social with my co-founder Steve Garrity because it would be fun and easy, but because we're at our best when faced with enormous challenges.

I think the folks who go after grand challenges are impatient.

It was only when I started to dig my heels in that I started to realize that's what I needed to do - that nobody was going to open the door for me, that I had to make some space.

I think a lot of young people have incredible ideas and incredible insights, but sometimes they wait before they go give their life to something. What I did was just to start a little earlier.

It is the creative and enterprising spirit of people that is indispensable. Everything else is supplemental.

I believe that a creative career is only as good as the risks that you take with it.

When in doubt, do something.