Richard Branson needs no introduction, he is the daredevil entrepreneur, he is living life on his terms, living on Neckar Island and managing his global empire. He is an English business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores, in 1972. Branson’s Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic airline and expanded the Virgin Records music label.
In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for “services to entrepreneurship”. For his work in retail, music, and transport (with interests in land, air, sea and space travel), his taste for adventure, and for his humanitarian work, he became a prominent figure. In 2002, he was named in the BBC’s poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2004, he founded spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic, based at Mojave Air and Space Port, noted for the SpaceShipOne and SpaceShip Two projects. In June 2018, Forbes listed Branson’s estimated net worth at US$5.1 billion. May his quotes impact you in a positive way to better yourself in all aspects of your life so that you may live life on your own terms.
1. “The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.” Richard Branson
2. “A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.” Richard Branson
3. “If your dreams don’t scare you they are too small.” Richard Branson
4. “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions in a way that serves the world and you.” Richard Branson
5. “The best way of learning about anything is by doing.” Richard Branson