I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.
Bob IgerRead
For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
Interpretation
Growth requires innovation and creativity beyond mere production.
Bob Iger emphasizes that in order to achieve global growth, businesses and individuals must go beyond simply exporting products. The focus should be on creating new ideas, products, and experiences that drive progress and set them apart in the global market, highlighting the importance of creativity as a catalyst for success.
In practice
During a business seminar, I referenced Iger's quote to illustrate the importance of creativity in entrepreneurship.
I just was built with an innate ability to not let fear guide me in how I run my life.
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
If someone comes to you with, 'It's my kid's graduation,' you don't tell them, 'Sorry, you can't go to that.' You just don't do that. You figure out some other way.
I never judge myself according to the expectations of others. I judge myself by the jobs I've been given over the years and by the extent to which I succeeded in those jobs.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.
I'm a big believer in investing for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn't be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time.
I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career.
It is not only by one's impulses that one achieves greatness, but also by patiently filing away the steel wall that separates what one feels from what one is capable of doing.
I've always said if I'm winning at one thing, I'm failing at another.
Winning one league title at Roma, to me, is worth winning 10 at Juventus or Real Madrid.
Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
Scoring goals is a great feeling, but the most important thing to me is that the team is successful - it doesn't matter who scores the goals as long as we're winning.
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