5 Motivating Kevin O’Leary Quotes

Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, author, and politician. He is also a television personality best known for being on ABC’s hit show: Shark Tank. Here are 5 motivating quotes from O’Leary:

1. “I like to take risks. That’s how I make money. But they are calculated risks.”

- Kevin O’Leary

2. “Business is war. I go out there, I want to kill the competitors. I want to make their lives miserable. I want to steal their market share. I want them to fear me and I want everyone on my team thinking we’re going to win.”

- Kevin O’Leary

3. “What are the most important qualities that make a successful entrepreneur? The ability to communicate. The ability to express your idea with certainty. That’s how you become a leader even if you are unsure, your ability to explain your vision and your direction is the attribute you need the most. Articulate your idea in 90 seconds or less.”

- Kevin O’Leary

4. “Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas.”

- Kevin O’Leary

5. “There is a discipline required as an entrepreneur about working to optimize the business. There is no balance in life as an entrepreneur. You can’t expect to work 9 to 5 that’s never going to happen. You have to expect that it is going to consume your life for a period of time. That’s the downside, but the upside is that you buy yourself freedom in perpetuity.”

- Kevin O’Leary

Editorial Note: This article was originally published on Teen Blurb.