8 life lessons from Jeff Bezos, pulled from Amazon shareholder letters
Jeff Bezos is rich. Jeff Bezos is wise. Jeff Bezos is bald.
Therefore, when Bezos drops pearls of wisdom, we shall string them together to form a necklace of nuance, the considerate capitalist's manifesto, The Philosophy of Bezos.
From his most recent letters to shareholders, here are some of the tenets that Jeff Bezos lives and works by. (What's the difference really, anyway?) Study and practice them as you track the package that is your life.
All quotes taken from Jeff Bezos' 2016 and 2017 letters to shareholders.
Follow advice from Jeff Bezos and the world will be yours.Credit: Photo by Chris Carroll/Corbis via Getty Images"If you take me on your basketball team, you can teach me many things, but you can’t teach me to be taller."
Skeptical.Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images"There will be many elements, multiple paths, and many traps."
Discerning.Credit: David Ryder/Getty Images“Most people think that if they work hard, they should be able to master a handstand in about two weeks. The reality is that it takes about six months of daily practice. If you think you should be able to do it in two weeks, you’re just going to end up quitting.”
Unrelenting.Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images"The standard is there, and it is real, even if it’s not easily describable."
Searching.Credit: Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images"The football coach doesn’t need to be able to throw, and a film director doesn’t need to be able to act."
Leading.Credit: Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images"Once you’ve tasted high standards, there’s no going back."
Appreciating.Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images"Do we own the process or does the process own us?"
Contemplating.Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images"Experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings."
Growing.Credit: Yves Forestier/Sygma via Getty ImagesFeatured Video For You
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