Ziad K. Abdelnour is a Lebanese-American financier, author, and President of Blackhawk Partners, a family office. He is a seasoned figure in the world of private equity and merchant banking with a career spanning decades. Through his books and financial commentary, he shares his expertise on economic freedom and wealth creation. Abdelnour's journey in global finance serves as an inspiration for entrepreneurs and professionals aiming to navigate the complexities of the international business and investment landscape.
"We're taught by repetition but great innovators need to be great at doing the different."
"Don't trust people whose feelings change with time... Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes."
"Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they'll notice. If they don't, you know where you stand."
"If you are bitter, that means they got the best of you. If they got the best of you, that means they won."
"You have three types of friends in life: Friends for a reason, friends for a season, and friends for a lifetime."
"The best way to develop people is to constantly get them out of their comfort zone."
"Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity."
"If a problem can be solved by writing a check, it's not a problem, it's an expense."
"Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results."
"I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it."
"Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it's said, the MOMENT after it's missed and the TIME after it's gone. Now you know."
"Every successful venture is based on an unoriginal idea, beautifully executed."
"After all is said and done, I believe the true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure."
"My favorite people are the ones that can make any unfunny joke hilarious by just laughing."
"After all is said and done, you are free to choose but you are not free from the consequence of your choice."
"Never measure or compare yourself to anyone other than your past self, seek to always improve & you'll be happy and successful."
"As you grow older, you realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.People nowadays don't know the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.People always suddenly miss you more once they see how much happier you are without them.Learn the real from the fake....and don't worry about the mistakes you make.There are no mistakes in life, just lessons.The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard times pass."
"Never put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
"The things you do for yourself are gone when you're gone, but the things you do for others become legacy.What do you wanna be remembered as?"
"Nothing ever stays the same. Just because things aren't good now doesn't mean they will be that way forever....Never quit."
"My best ideas come when I distance myself from day-to-day operations. It gives me more focus."
"People aren't born good or bad. It's the way you live your life that matters and how many people you inspire and empower after you're gone."
"Words are useless without action. Stop fantasizing and just DO it. Be a "game changer" or get played like an idiot."
"Make your money on the buy, not the sell; this is true in any investment whether it's real estate, business, or the stock market."
"I learned over the years never to correct a fool or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you."
"Be a good person but do not waste time to prove it."
"I believe Money is too important to leave in the hands of government officials."
"NEVER accept "conventional wisdom" when it comes to finance. If others keep failing, why do you want to follow them?"
"The ones who say "you can't" and "you won't" are probably the ones that are scared that you will."
"A million men can tell a woman she is beautiful, but the only time she will listen is when it's said by the man she loves."
"Successful entrepreneurs figure out when to drive their ideas forward & when to listen to constructive criticism."