James Altucher
James Altucher
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published eleven books, and he is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth23 January 1968
CountryUnited States of America
Most people don't have the power of persuasion.
Life is cold. People stay warm through the intimacy of a story.
Poor speakers create an artificial divide between themselves and the audience. They feel they need to do this in order to establish their own credibility.
Nobody is more worthy of love in the entire universe than you. I wish I had reminded myself of that more.
Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any thought as to why you are on the stage or how you need to be 'better' than the people in the audience. You aren't better. You're simply the speaker.
Read every sentence you write out loud. If it sounds boring, kill it.
Read every book, blog, website, whatever, about what you want to be an expert in.
Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class.
America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.
You're the average of the five people you spend your time with.
The universe wants us to have fun doing more than one thing in life. That's how it learns. You don't have one purpose in life. You have maybe 500 or so.
Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.
I'm invested in about 13 private companies. I've advised probably another 50 private companies.
Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.