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I have no secret. There are no rules to follow in business. I just work hard and, as I always have done, believe I can do it. Most of all, though, I try to have fun.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
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And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.
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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
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The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me
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Embrace a mistake and learn from it don't regret them.
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