Marcus Buckingham Quotes
When it comes to one of the most notable motivational speakers today, a few can match the success of Marcus Buckingham. An author of numerous publications including the best-selling “First, Break All the Rules” and “Now, Discover your Strengths”, Buckingham has helped thousands of people around the world achieve and sustain success. His other publications, “The One Thing You Need to Know“ (2005), “StandOut” (2011)”, and “Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World” (2019) all garnered rave reviews upon their respective releases.
1. Get more time
"Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time"
2. Wish Better
"Dont wish it were easier, wish you were better"
3. It Runs you
"Either you run the day or the day runs you"
4. Do it better
"Don't wish it was easier wish you were better."
5. Directly realted to you
"Your income is directly related to your philosophy, Not the economy"
6. Magnify your Skills
"You must modify your dreams or magnify your skills"
7. Not willing to risk
"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"
8. More than you
"Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have"
9. Not willing to risk
"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"
10. Day Runs you
"Either you run the day or the day runs you"
11. Few Simples Disciplines
"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day"
12. Neither Magical
"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals"
Born in 1966 in Buckinghamshire, England, Buckingham initially had speech problems at a young age and wasn’t able to speak until he was 13 years old. He gained worldwide recognition with his first book, “First, Break All the Rules” released in 1999 with the book quickly becoming a New York Times best-seller. He established The Marcus Buckingham Company (TMBC) in 2006 which was later acquired by software company ADP 11 years later. He also made several television appearances including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Good Morning America on ABC. Success has followed Buckingham throughout his career but it appears that he isn’t stopping anytime soon.
