30 Days of Genius- Daymond John

Daymond's words are in bold. My personal comments are in italics.

• "It wasn’t that moment. It was the 6 years leading up to it."
• There isn't a moment that changes lives. Well sure, maybe there is. But that moment does not exist without the years of effort it took to get there.
• The most noticeable thing about the Empire State Building is the radio antenna on the top. But no one would ever notice that if it wasn't for the hundreds of floors below it. 

• "You still have to wake up at 5:59am and go to sleep at 12:01"
• Just because things are easier to start today than ever before (and, without a doubt, they are), doesn't mean it takes anything less than crazy hard work to succeed.

• "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with"
• A classic. We all mold ourselves to the person we are spending time with. Mold up, not down.

• You have to be able to put yourself in 2-5 words. “I’m on a quest"
• Who you are, what you stand for, and what people think of you should all be summed up simply.

• Be active in your own education
• Waiting for education to come to you is the broken model we still live in today. It's the K-12. Want to learn more and be more? Take control.

• "Life is a series of mentors."
• We're always learning, and there are always people out there to teach us. Always have a mentor, no matter the discipline.