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It isn't effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce.
Richard Branson
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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
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I set up this magazine called Student when I was 16, and I didn't do it to make money - I did it because I wanted to edit a magazine. There wasn't a national magazine run by students, for students. I didn't like the way I was being taught at school. I didn't like what was going on in the world, and I wanted to put it right.
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Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.
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Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that's what a number of us are trying to do.
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I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken.
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My definition of success? The more you are actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.
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I personally don't believe anything is impossible. With enough determination and effort, almost everything is possible.
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Money gives you the freedom to do with your time what you want to do with it
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No matter where my travels take me, my day starts with a good work out, preferably kitesurfing or tennis. Exercise puts me in the right state of mind for the day. Dedicating time in the morning to exercise your body will make a big difference when you have to focus your mind on the day's work.
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When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to build a business empire ... For me, building a business is all about doing something to be proud of, bringing talented people together and creating something that's going to make a real difference to other people's lives.
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If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!
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