Felix Dennis dead
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Damnit. I normally couldn't care less when celebs die but Felix Dennis was a worthy legend. His two books have been enormous inspiration for me so my hat is off to him and I wish him good travels where ever he is.
In a Wickedfire spirit for those who didn't know this guy - this guy was the first who said "cunt" in TV. He even bragged that because of him there's 15sec lag in live TV nowadays.
In a Wickedfire spirit for those who didn't know this guy - this guy was the first who said "cunt" in TV. He even bragged that because of him there's 15sec lag in live TV nowadays.
"...I really was mad about sex; it was fantastic: several times a day with loads and loads of different girls."
Felix Dennis on sex, drugs... and poetry - Books & Poetry - Time Out london
my kind of guy
Felix Dennis on sex, drugs... and poetry - Books & Poetry - Time Out london
my kind of guy
So I'm the last guy who'd fall for "self-improvement gurus" because in 99.9999% of cases they're full of shit selling, snake oil salesmen.
But this guy is apparently self-made and has nothing left to prove. He's writing it because he likes to, not because he has to or because he needs to.
If there's one book you read on making money (and I hope you don't read too many of them, because most are shit) - this one's it.
His book is a classic. Some of his gems:
*If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it - it's cheaper on the long run
*The follow-through...is a thousand times more important than a 'great idea'...if execution is perfect, it sometimes barely matters what the idea is
*Many paths can lead to riches, few in sunlight, most in ditches
*Paul Getty: If you can actually count your money, you are not really a rich man
*Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex. You thought of nothing else if you didn't have it, and thought of other things if you did
*Nearly all the great furtunes acquired by entrepreneurs arose because they had nothing to lose
*Conventional wisdom is often right. But when it is wrong, it can offer quite extraordinary opportunities
*Making money is a drug. Not the money itself. The making of the money
*Prompt decisions and orders, right or wrong, are far healthier than endless demate and prevarication
*Team spirit is for losers, financially speaking
*You may not necessarily want to be in a glamorous sector of any market, and they are often very crowded
*How do you judge your own aptitude? Trial and error is the only way I ever heard of
*Your credit rating is extremely precious
*While it may not look like it to you, too much...capital seeking too few investment opportunities
*Obtaining capital...is the worst part of the whole business of getting rich...(but) there is no avoiding it
*By continually wishing and never delivering, you risk denting your confidence
*Once you lose control of a business, then no bank, white knight, investor or new owner is likely to permit you to gain control again
*Cash flow is the heart beat of your company
*Regular, even obsessive, monitoring is the key. I hated every minute of doing it in those eaerly days
But this guy is apparently self-made and has nothing left to prove. He's writing it because he likes to, not because he has to or because he needs to.
If there's one book you read on making money (and I hope you don't read too many of them, because most are shit) - this one's it.
His book is a classic. Some of his gems:
*If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it - it's cheaper on the long run
*The follow-through...is a thousand times more important than a 'great idea'...if execution is perfect, it sometimes barely matters what the idea is
*Many paths can lead to riches, few in sunlight, most in ditches
*Paul Getty: If you can actually count your money, you are not really a rich man
*Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex. You thought of nothing else if you didn't have it, and thought of other things if you did
*Nearly all the great furtunes acquired by entrepreneurs arose because they had nothing to lose
*Conventional wisdom is often right. But when it is wrong, it can offer quite extraordinary opportunities
*Making money is a drug. Not the money itself. The making of the money
*Prompt decisions and orders, right or wrong, are far healthier than endless demate and prevarication
*Team spirit is for losers, financially speaking
*You may not necessarily want to be in a glamorous sector of any market, and they are often very crowded
*How do you judge your own aptitude? Trial and error is the only way I ever heard of
*Your credit rating is extremely precious
*While it may not look like it to you, too much...capital seeking too few investment opportunities
*Obtaining capital...is the worst part of the whole business of getting rich...(but) there is no avoiding it
*By continually wishing and never delivering, you risk denting your confidence
*Once you lose control of a business, then no bank, white knight, investor or new owner is likely to permit you to gain control again
*Cash flow is the heart beat of your company
*Regular, even obsessive, monitoring is the key. I hated every minute of doing it in those eaerly days
I personally love this. Thanks for sharing the it. Will pin it on my dashboard. RIP Felix Dennis.
Really, you're going to be a lying sack of shit?
Audible country restrictions only apply at purchase time, not download time. And all you gotta do to bypass country restrictions is update your billing address.
Downloading from a Filipino IP, way outside of the purchase area allowed. Now STFU and stop being a cheap cunt.
Really, you're going to be a lying sack of shit?
Audible country restrictions only apply at purchase time, not download time. And all you gotta do to bypass country restrictions is update your billing address.
Downloading from a Filipino IP, way outside of the purchase area allowed. Now STFU and stop being a cheap cunt.
It was on my fucking phone like 6 months ago and now it's not, and I can't download from audible. How the fuck does that work?
Felix Dennis' book would be the last thing I'd pirate if I was down to fucking $100 in my bank you fucking asshole making accusations.
Really, you're going to be a lying sack of shit?
Audible country restrictions only apply at purchase time, not download time. And all you gotta do to bypass country restrictions is update your billing address.
Downloading from a Filipino IP, way outside of the purchase area allowed. Now STFU and stop being a cheap cunt.
Also, I fucking went to see him twice performing his poetry and donated £50 each time to his forest. You really think I'm going to pirate his stuff?
Fuck off.