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Ari Gold is my Hero!
Filed Under Entrepreneurism, Management, Leadership, Sales
This guy rocks!
If you’ve seen Entourage you either love Ari or hate him. Even if you hate him, you probably admire his bulldog tenacity, his superbly quick wit and his insanely funny sharp tongue. Played by Jeremy Piven, the character is a cartoonish version of an all-sales-all-the-time-super-performer.
Here is why I love Ari Gold…. he is the physical representation of capitalism at it’s best. Supreme confidence. Awe inspiring. Ari is all business all the time: “Playboy mansion, strip clubs, whore houses, I go where the meetings are…its my job.” - Ari Gold Hear more Ari one-liners here (not for the feint of heart).
In real life, we cant all be like Ari …but we can duplicate his work ethic, his aggressiveness, his tenacity and his drive to win. In Ari’s case, he is already rich. Its not about the money, it is about the will to win. The desire to prove who is the BEST agent in town.
I manage salespeople, among other things. Guess what is missing in most salespeople? The desire to truly WIN. The tenacity and stick-to-itiveness to see their projects through to fruition. The patience, the work ethic, the humbleness of spirit combined with the CONFIDENCE to win.
I also belong to a great group of entrepreneurs, people who are generally between 35 and 50 yrs of age and run businesses of at least $1 mill in annual revenues. The group is called Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO), and represents 6,400 companies, $85 billion in combined revenues, and 926,000 employees worldwide.
While I have seen all types of personalities, all types of businesses, and all levels of “success” in my exposure to other entrepreneurs through EO…I can assure you one thing seems consistent, at one point in their lives, these guys / gals all put in 110%, they all were focused on their business success, and while they may not all choose the same colorful language of Ari Gold…they all have carried the heart of the champion for a period of time.
“You can have it if you want to live in F’ing Agora Hills, and go to group therapy; but if you want a Beverly Hills mansion, and a country club membership, and nine weeks in a Tuscan Villa, then I’m going to need to take a call when it comes in at noon on a MF’ing Wednesday!” - Ari Gold.
What lessons can an aspiring entrepreneur, six-figure salesperson, or up-and-coming future executive take from Hard-Hitting-Ari? What lessons can an aspiring entrepreneur, six-figure salesperson, or up-and-coming future executive take from Hard-Hitting-Ari?
Simple, here are a few thoughts:
What lessons can an aspiring entrepreneur, six-figure salesperson, or up-and-coming future executive take from Hard-Hitting-Ari?
Simple, here are a few thoughts:
1) Nothing comes easy, no matter how connected you strive to be.
2) You can not escape the work ethic requirement embedded in the success equation.
3) Drive and determination are what your clients expect.
4) People are motivated more by emotion than by fact.
5) Regardless of what your spouse, friends, or co-workers say…you are in charge of your destiny and NOBODY else is going to do it for you…and most won’t support your crazy visions, dreams and ambitions.
6) Never, ever, ever, ever give up.
7) Fire people who are lazy and / or unproductive; “Can you read? {while Ari writes on white board} Get The F’ Out” – Ari Gold.
8) Take risks.
9) Make decisions - Conquer your fears – Reward loyalty.
Achieve what you need / require.
Tap your own internal Ari Gold …and enjoy the fruits of your labor!!
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” – Vince Lombardi.
“You’ve been born into royalty baby, you know it. Now you just gotta be thankful and wear the crown.” – Ari Gold.
“Let’s hug it out, bitch” – Ari Gold.
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I just discovered Entourage and love the show as well. Too bad it only runs for 30 minutes at a time, but I guess it is so efficient of a feature that he can get away with it. Now, that I have found your blog, I will stop in more often.
The last episode was about Ari trying to get an acting job for his client for the movie “Medellin”. I swear I feel the same way, trying to raise money for my movie projects and getting people to see the scripts, think about directors for particular movies, working to get the actors, etc. Crazy world we live in when we decide to chase the big dreams.
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