Top 400 Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “When we start learning from and working with fungi, there will be no such thing as trash anymore. And there are so many business opportunities in that.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

152. “When new things emerge in our world, its best to put some time into researching them and trying to gain an understanding. With that understanding, you’re then able to think about and plan for the new business applications for those things and the new ways in which your business may profit from them.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

153. “Transitioning a company from present state to future state is not just about the company at large, but also about every single employee and customer and partner also transitioning from present state to future state. We have to consider the macro and the micro if the transition is going to be successful.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

154. “At Mayflower-Plymouth, we love helping businesses adapt to change. We all live and work in a dynamic and ever-changing economy. The businesses that are able to adapt, pivot and restructure are the businesses that are most positioned to thrive through the changes.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

155. “Permaculture Economics is about designing an economic ecosystem of maximized productivity.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

156. “Many modern businesses have become proficient at mining data. In fact the mining of data is becoming almost routine. But as we advance further into the 21rst century and the 22nd century, the utilization of data begins to take priority. So it’s not just about collecting all this data, but also about getting really creative with generating new ways to utilize that data in the quest to add value.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

157. “When I meet other men in business, I want to know what their relationship with their children is like. I think a mans role as a father says something about who he is as a businessman and the quality of leader he is.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

158. “When you’re humble, people tend to be more forgiving with your failures. I’ve learned to just be humble and keep my ego tamed. This gives me the freedom to live transparently without fearing what people will think about my failures.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

159. “The new transportation system is multi-modal, autonomous and electric. People utilize a variety of vehicles including cars, bicycles, passenger drones, hoverboards, airplanes, boats, rockets and more. And with ease, efficiency and comfort. At Mayflower-Plymouth, we’re making that real.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

160. “How a business presents itself is very indicative of that businesses sense of self and about how much value and respect it’s owners and employees attribute to it. If the owners and employees don’t respect the business, neither will the customers and potential customers.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

161. “When we apply the design principles of permaculture to economics, we end up with an economic ecosystem where every participant adds to and benefits from maximized productivity.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

162. “If you have wealth without liquidity, you’re still in bondage. If you have capital without currency, you’re still in bondage. Liquidity equals freedom.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

163. “We were each created to prosper in our own way.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

164. “If a social ecosystem is created to legitimize the existence a cryptocurrency token, both will fail. The use case for tokens is to serve naturally occurring social ecosystems – that means people have already assembled in that way prior to the introduction of the token.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

165. “Los negocios bien hechos tienen la capacidad de reemplazar la caridad.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

166. “Good leaders are balanced people. They’re both decisive and thoughtful. They’re both curt and kind. They’re both focused and considerate of broader realities.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

167. “When a business is experiencing dysfunction, it often times has a lot to do with internal processes and internal systems. And when we put in place new internal processes and new internal systems based on clear objectives and a clear value-add strategy, the business transitions from dysfunction to effectiveness.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

168. “Decision is what directs energy, tunes frequency, and sets the rate of vibration of, in and toward life.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

169. “Having a lot of money is about providing for your family, enjoying the beautiful moments, minimizing stress, and having the liberty to live a heart-centered spirit-centered life. It’s good to have a lot of money.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

170. “Ethereum, or some other Cryptocurrency is going to be the global standard of payment. It’ll be of greater value than national fiat.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

171. “In this modern era, Panama should be considering new ways to invest in and profit from global commerce, logistics and supply chains. It’s not just about widening the canal, but widening the ways in which the nation can add value to and extract value from the movement of products and services globally.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

172. “We do not need to force altruism onto people. We only need to allow Permaculture Economics to flourish and people to pursue their own self interest.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

173. “As AI technology matures paired with the continued implementation of Blockchain technology, I think we’ll see a lot of analyst, educator and lawyer jobs for example be repositioned into the consulting industry. Consulting will pretty much be a broad category for all jobs involved in the gathering, utilization and sale of actionable data.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

174. “A good leader has a way of making people feel safe in their presence.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

175. “There are enough resources in the world for everyone to experience some variable degree of wealth. And from a spiritual perspective, there are no limitations, only abundance.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

176. “Putting coalitions in place that consist of various stakeholders is often times crucial to a successful change management implementation.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

177. “Any financial system that seeks to eliminate the need for trust will be eliminated by the need for trust.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

178. “Capitalism embraces linear and singular value chains whereas Permaculture Economics embraces value networks and multiplicative value effects.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

179. “Money is supposed to flow easily and consistently. We should add value in the world in the way that is most natural to us individually, and money should just naturally flow into our life.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

180. “When cities prioritize sustainability, the residents in that city are more inclined to embrace sustainability as well.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

181. “The Bahamas is becoming a leading nation in regards to Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency. I think The Bahamas will supercede the United States in these categories soon. And if Bahamians approach this right, we can pivot from the entrapment of tourism to the leverage of influencing global interactions with cryptocurrency, new forms of capital, and vital technologies.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

182. “Biomimicry is known for its design applications. But biomimicry also has an abundance of business applications. When businesses learn from nature and apply what they learn; the results include greater efficiency and more profit, among other things.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

183. “The integrity of the family begins with the integrity of marriage.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

184. “Liquidity is important to investors. When opportunities arise, businesses need to have sufficient cash available in order to act on the opportunity promptly. Having sufficient cash available can also serve as protection against losses or a tool with which the business acquired solutions in the event of crises. We like to see that businesses have a sufficient amount of available cash.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

185. “I was an entrepreneur for more than a decade. I know almost everything there is to know about business because I’ve lived almost everything there is to live about business. And I’ve poured that energy into Mayflower-Plymouth.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

186. “Now, more than ever, the world needs a Permaculture Economy.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

187. “The music industry is a great case study for how value can ripple out through an economic ecosystem and how compensation for that value ripples back to the originators of that value.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

188. “We all have a responsibility to be efficient stewards of resources. That’s also what good investing is about – being an efficient steward of resources.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

189. “Businesses everywhere can learn a lot from nature.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

190. “Spirituality makes me a better investor. Being one with the universe enables me to better understand energy flow, and investing has a lot to do with energy flow.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

191. “Closed supply chain loops are essential to Permaculture Economics.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

192. “We live in a time when lots of people want to be famous. It’s particularly a problem with young entrepreneurs. Fame has become a toxic desire for many people. Because fame is worthless unless it is a tool to glorify God. And even in the marketplace, what matters most is your ability to add value to other peoples lives. It’s about service through adding value. And the best form of payment for that is money, not fame. So a lot of people need to really forget about fame and instead focus on value.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

193. “When we invest, It’s about the big picture, and having a holistic approach to investing.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

194. “As long as businesses have problems that need solutions, consultants will be valuable.”

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195. “In business, when it comes to implementing change, there’s a lot of redefining that often needs to happen... that might include redefining budgets, redefining resources, redefining business processes, and redefining value.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

196. “There is no shame in failure. Everybody who has ever lived has experienced failure throughout their life, whether they will be honest about that or not.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

197. “Find a few things to be grateful for today.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

198. “A business is like a living being. It’s more of a process than a stagnant thing. The way you manage your business today shouldn’t be the same way you managed it ten years ago or even ten months ago. Because your business should have evolved and changed and adapted in some way during that time – just like living beings evolve and change and adapt to their environments.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

199. “Money and love make a great couple. Money can do amazing things when it’s paired with love. And love can do amazing things when it’s paired with money.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

200. “Gratitude multiplies things to be grateful for.”

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr