Dan Pena

Wishing, hoping, and dreaming without an action plan - is nothing more than a pipe dream! ”

The truth is, I almost always did accomplish what I said I would - in the face of overwhelming obstacles! ”

The world is full of people who want their ears tickled on strategies for wealth creation and protection and so-called revealed secrets to wealth creation. And there are plenty of slick 'business coaches' who are more than willing to do just that - for a fee. This is the world of the seminar guru. ”

The Internet has allowed even more growth possible than in the bricks and mortar industries that I dealt with years ago. It is easier to get a business to a million dollars/pounds in revenue on the net! It is not easy! But it is easier when compared to construction, etc., though all businesses use the Internet to enhance marketing. ”

When you truly believe in your idea or your company or yourself, then you don't need to have a huge ego or a huge personality. ”

Jim Newman, the business visionary who created the term 'comfort zone,' showed me how to expand my horizons. Thanks to Jim, after I attended one of his PACE Seminars in 1978; I moved out of my comfort zone at Bear Stearns and became a super successful oilman. ”

Constantine 'Costa' Gratsos had made his fortune as a lifelong associate of shipping icon Aristotle Onassis. He took a liking to me, became my first mentor, and showed me how to swim in the deep, dangerous waters of business. ”

Virtually all big law firms have good to super-good lawyers. All big law firms don't have great litigators. ”

I have always known I had talent, LOL, but to be called a 'talent' feels a little strange - but well within my comfort zone! ”

Our lives are a series of lowered expectations year after year. We got pounded by everything around us. Just like our parents and their parents. We are products of our social and economic milieu. ”