Onassis

The Onassis Playbook taken from Onassis: An Extravagant Life: Brady, Frank: 9780989913737: Amazon.com: Books

19 Notes from Onassis:

1. The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
2. After a certain point, money ceases to matter, it stops being the goal, the game is all that matters.
3. To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
4. Don’t sleep too much. If you sleep 3 hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.
5. Never start a job, a battle, or a relationship, if the fear of losing overshadows the prospect of success.
6. The rule is there are no rules.
7. Crises give birth to moguls.
8. My law in business is to be the one buying not selling.
9. If you don’t have money, take out a loan. Never ask for small amounts. Ask for what you need, and always pay it back as soon as possible.
10. At your job, you must be serious but in life, you must be crazy.
11. It is in our darkest moments where we have to focus to see the light.
12. I don’t have friends or enemies, I have competitors.
13. To be successful you have to act big, think big, and talk big.
14. The more you have the more you know you don’t have.
15. Every win is an injustice to someone.
16. You don’t force with money, my dear. You seduce.
17. Be either rich or an enemy of the rich. I understand both, but never be envious of the rich and try to please them at the same time.
18. Keep your troubles to yourself and let people believe you are having a wonderful time.
19. I made a big mistake. I never believed that in the world we live in, emotions can overcome every logic in business