John Lee Hancock Quotes

A good attitude is really important. And a sense of optimism, someone who has ideas and isn't afraid to pitch them no matter what level she is. Someone who is proactive. Someone with efficiency and common sense. They don't always go hand-in-hand, common sense and, well, everything else.

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!

If you want to succeed at any job, make yourself invaluable. Go the extra mile; make them never be able to imagine what life without you there would be like.

Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.

If everyone is motivated, we will succeed. If people are aware of their responsibilities, we will succeed. If people are committed, we will succeed. Don’t wait for things to happen. Make things happen! It is OK to take risks, Sometimes you will make mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, and you will succeed.

To overcome obstacles, you need solutions.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Work hard, use your common sense and don't be afraid to trust your instincts.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'.

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.

Americans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on.

You need to be honest and always see new opportunities coming. So I call it intuition, innovation, execution - these are my working principles.

When I'm hiring someone I look for magic and a spark. Little things that intuitively give me a gut feeling that this person will go to the ends of the earth to accomplish the task at hand.

The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.

So many people wait around for funding, and if they're unsuccessful, they don't make the film; if you've got a good idea, that seems so pointless. There's always a way of doing it; you've just got to find it.

Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

The best employees are those who bring real energy and initiative to the job. I like to know whether you're the kind of person who can set priorities, take initiative, and drive results right from the beginning.

I - I try to do as much as I can, wherever I am. So, at the farm, I'm always thinking of some new project, some new thing I can do.

Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it's not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation.