Top 280 Richie Norton Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “There are few things worse in leadership than an overdog with no vision trying to lead underdogs with great vision.”

— Richie Norton

152. “Overworking is the Black Plague of the 21st Century. Leave the office on time by using the time you have effectively. An executive at a Fortune 100 told me that to him, if you stay at work late, that means ’you’re slow.”

— Richie Norton

153. “There are myriad ways to make money, yet regardless of how much you’re paid, how and why you get paid dictates your lifestyle.”

— Richie Norton

154. “Influence creates affluence. Affluence does not create influence. Affluence makes you more of who you already are.”

— Richie Norton

155. “Overpreparedness has stopped you your whole life from doing what you want to do.”

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156. “Waiting to live now so you can live later is stopping you from living now and later.”

— Richie Norton

157. “Stop running side races and wonder why the finish line doesn’t have anyone at the end of it clapping for you.”

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158. “Believing there is a bridge from where you are to where you want to go is 99% of the battle. The other 1% is to cross it.”

— Richie Norton

159. “Always err on the side of generosity.”

— Richie Norton

160. “If you want to feel more love for someone, be generous and don’t expect anything in return.”

— Richie Norton

161. “I’ve seen too many leaders misunderstand leadership. They divide, instead of unite. They avoid their role in collective purpose.”

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162. “When we consciously tie our most significant dreams to our daily actions, we pull ourselves out of the muck and step firmly onto the path that leads to success.”

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163. “The moment you think you can do something that you previously thought you couldn’t, you can.”

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164. “Sunrises and sunsets denote beginnings and ends. Very few see a sunrise but crowds gather for a sunset. Such is life. Very few have the courage to start, but everyone loves to join the party when you succeed.”

— Richie Norton

165. “Life isn’t about having, it’s about experiencing.”

— Richie Norton

166. “Breakdowns create breakthroughs.”

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167. “Spoil your clients.”

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168. “If you want to double your productively, shorten the timeline to by 50%.”

— Richie Norton

169. “Live in a way that helps you lean into your fears, make a difference and live without regret.”

— Richie Norton

170. “Time management was never designed to give people time, but to control others.”

— Richie Norton

171. “You can’t judge a book by its cover because a book is judged by its spine. Same goes for leaders.”

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172. “They aren’t roadblocks. They’re signposts.”

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173. “That challenge you have right now... it’s not a wall; it’s a door. It’s meant to be opened. Get a handle on the situation and open it.”

— Richie Norton

174. “People with money tend to buy more things instead of experiences... because they don’t have time.”

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175. “Time is the currency you should care about. Money is less of a factor in how you spend your time than you currently have set your life up to believe.”

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176. “Work is meant to create a desired outcome. If your work is not creating the dream, what are you working on?”

— Richie Norton

177. “We first create in the mind, then the hands. But we stop creating if there is no heart.”

— Richie Norton

178. “How you spend your time is more important than how much you have.”

— Richie Norton

179. “Work-life freedom doesn’t come easy; it requires the individual to develop a disciplined commitment to the type of person they are becoming, over all other priorities in their lives.”

— Richie Norton

180. “Politics is not leadership. It never has been. It never will be.”

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181. “Picture who you were 10 years ago. You were a different person. Different goals. Different ideas. Different human. We irrationally believe we will be the same way we are today in 10 years. You won’t. You’ll be a totally new human. Who do you want to be? Whoever it is, do it on purpose. Intentionally.”

— Richie Norton

182. “When it comes to getting a job or client, congruent value is aligning the employer’s need with your value add.”

— Richie Norton

183. “The more you thank, the more things to be grateful for you will receive. The opposite is also true.”

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184. “It’s amazing to me people are willing to work so hard so that one day they can have more time with their family at the actual expense of their family.”

— Richie Norton

185. “The best help you can get is someone who genuinely cares and knows how to help you get what you don’t even know you want.”

— Richie Norton

186. “Ready? It doesn’t matter. The world is changed by people who aren’t ready.”

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187. “Ideas become reality. once you hit that reality, you get a new idea. it’s a virtuous upward spiral. However, the majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.”

— Richie Norton

188. “Don’t feel guilty about vacationing. What are you truly living and working for anyways? Death is all too real.”

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189. “People love to say, “You gotta fake it till you make it.” But this implies that the fake you is someone better than who you inherently are, and this is simply not the truth. Let me say this loud and clear: the person you imagine yourself to be in the very best and most powerful moments of your life, is the authentic you. And in truth, I imagine you’re probably much more amazing even than that.”

— Richie Norton

190. “Money won’t change you. Change will change you.”

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191. “At the end of each day, as you prepare for the next, take an inventory of your life, your thoughts and where you’re headed.”

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192. “Where value goes, dollars flow. As they say, people vote with dollars. Verification of value is repeat business.”

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193. “The bigger the mess, the greater the progress.”

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194. “Making something take longer than necessary is probably the worst example of work ethic and is patently lazy, but looks busy... not cool.”

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195. “Symbols of productivity ARE NOT productivity.”

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196. “Last year told you what you needed to know. This year is go time! Happy New Year!”

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197. “Everyone loves the idea of “disruption” in business, but no one likes it when it happens to them.”

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198. “At the end of the day, if you’re wasting your time by not investing in yourself, you’re going to waste away – and that would be the greatest waste of all.”

— Richie Norton

199. “Hiding behind titles to create security is insecurity.”

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200. “One of a kind is never normal.”

— Richie Norton