Douglas James quotes: advice from “The High Ticket Client Guy.”
“Mediocrity will always try to drag excellence down to its level. Don’t trade your superiority for their inferiority.”
“Respect your body. Fuel your body. Challenge your body. And the rest will follow.”
“Dedication today means success tomorrow. Every time.”
“Choose a job that you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”
“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.”
“California ain’t a bad place to work.”
“It’s a disservice to yourself to sleep on your dreams. We don’t know when our last chance to put them into fruition will be!”
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.”
“You are meant to be part of something greater. It’s all about knowing your purpose and touching others with that and shifting their lives for the better along the way.”
“Throw bigger rocks to make a bigger ripple.”
“Make sure you stop to appreciate the process. If you don’t, you won’t enjoy the success.”
“What could be waiting on the other side of your fear and anxiety? Let go of that crippling and premature fear and see what’s in store for you.”
“Don’t play the game. Be the game-changer.”
“All you need to do is keep your head down and focus on yourself, not the competition or the long road ahead. Focus on each stride and results will come flying in.”
“Be hated and scrutinized. You need it. It’s necessary to being great. I’ve had many people tell me, ‘Douglas is on drugs. Douglas is a fake. Douglas needs to fall in line.’ I wanna quote the famous Vanilla Ice: ‘I’m laughing all the way to the bank!’ Peace out, much love, I’m loving life.”
“To make a business go from seven-figures to eight-figures, you must build a machine.”
“If bad habits or an unsupportive significant other is distracting you, you have to make a change, take action and set the record straight.”
“Think about the life you want to live and the life you want your family to live. Now make it happen.”
“Choose the people who make your life colorful.”
“My ultimate goal is to share what I’ve learned with my agency to help as many people as possible experience financial stability and the life they’ve been waiting for.”
“Keep your attitude in check, surround yourself with support, and keep moving forward no matter what.”
“Don’t wait for opportunities to come; create them.”
“Focus on the results you’ll gain rather than the money you’ll lose.”
“One of my favorite parts about owning an ad agency is its flexibility and that bleeds into so many parts of my life, like the blessing of travel.”
“If you think you are alone, you are not. There’s people around you that care more than you know. Always believe. Always be positive. Always move forward.”
“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can do big things in the world, are usually the ones that do.”
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try, and those who are afraid you will succeed.”
“Do what you want, be free and live for your passions. Don’t let the outdated and unfulfilling adopted systems that the majority use keep you from going outside the box.”
“The key to happiness? When you find what you love and you love what you have, you have everything you need in life.”
“Passion is the number one factor in a successful business. Don’t forget that.”
“If your business doesn’t produce money, you do not have a business. To do that… you need to generate appointments, calls, and clients.”
“The fastest way to success… is paying someone that knows what you don’t.”
“Take risk – calculated risks – and let the right people fall into your life that understand what you want and where you are going.”
“Negativity is the number one thing that holds us back from success and growth. Whether it be from others or ourselves. Be the driving force against it and live a life you love, and it’ll spread like wildfire.”
“It’s never too late to rewrite your story.”
“Just because you’re successful doesn’t mean things get easier. Now you have to recreate that success again and again. Keep raising the bar!”
“Talk is cheap; results speak.”
“There’s people in your past that’s given you an opportunity to live with a purpose – a purpose or skill that’ll do good for humanity. And from that purpose you’ll earn an income that will bless you with a certain level of power – power that’ll make or break your family, reputation, and life.”
“[On meeting Grant Cardone] Feed the beast and starve the doubt. I love getting the opportunity to expand my network with people who are truly changing the game.”
