Marie Forleo

#1 NY Times Bestselling author of #EverythingisFigureoutable. CEO. Dancer. Host of #MarieTV & #TheMarieForleoPodcast.

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Building your own business is one of the most powerful acts of self-determination there is. You choose the work, the hours, the values, the rules. That's freedom worth protecting. 🌞

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Strategy isn't the hardest part of starting a business. The hardest part is the moment you decide your own opinion of yourself outranks everyone else's. 🔥

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The team you build is the business you build. So tell me, if your team could only solve one bottleneck for you this quarter, what would it be?

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*A players* want to work with other *A players*. If your team keeps underperforming, take a hard look at the standard at the top. 💥

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Hiring lesson I learned the expensive way: someone can interview perfect, look great on paper, have all the credentials… and still be wrong for the job. Now I trust the energy in the room as much as the resume.💥

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Founders, be honest. Are you hiring because you need help, or because you're avoiding the part of the work that scares you? 👀

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One of the best interview questions you can ask: "Tell me about a time you disagreed with a boss." 😳 Their answer tells you more in 90 seconds than the whole resume does.🔥

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The right team is the one that makes you better at your job and doesn't make you dread Mondays. 💗

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Hire for character first. Skills are teachable. A bad attitude on a Tuesday will cost you more than a slow learner ever will. 💯

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When I started, I was running my whole business from my kitchen table. Drowning in it. Scared to hire help. I hired the wrong people at first, wasted money, cried more than once. Then I got better at it. So will you. 💪

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What's one thing you're still doing in your business that you KNOW you should hand off? Be brave. Say it out loud. 👀

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The most expensive hire is the wrong person you keep too long because you don't want to feel like the bad guy. Slow firings cost more than any salary line.💯

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End of May check-in: one promise you made to yourself back in January. Still on? Off-track? No judgment. Just noticing is how the second half gets better. ✨

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Most plans fail because they were built for someone else's life. If yours isn't fitting, rewrite it. Your calendar should look like YOURS. 🌼

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My best ideas have never arrived in a "brainstorm." They show up in the shower. On a walk. While washing a single fork. Your brain needs space to actually meet you.

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If your to-do list has been the same for 6 months, it's not a to-do list anymore. It's a guilt list. Delete it. Start fresh. 🗑️

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Rest isn't a prize you earn by crossing everything off. It's a basic ingredient. Give yourself some. 💕

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Tell me one tiny thing that made you proud this week. Not the big win. The little honest one. I'll start: I took a nap without guilt. 😴

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What would you do tomorrow if you trusted your own judgment as much as you trust your favorite podcaster? 👀

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Not selling your good work has a cost. The people who need you never find you. Done with care, selling is a form of service. 💗