Dan Pena

The truth is, successful people are not ten times smarter than you. They don't really work ten times harder than you. So why are they successful? Because their dreams are so much bigger than yours!

— Dan Pena

Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing - it can't fly.

— Dan Pena

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.

— Dan Pena

Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.

— Dan Pena

We cannot change the past, only recover from it. And perhaps learn its cruel lessons.

— Dan Pena

Jim Newman, the business visionary who created the term 'comfort zone,' showed me how to expand my horizons. Thanks to Jim, after I attended one of his PACE Seminars in 1978; I moved out of my comfort zone at Bear Stearns and became a super successful oilman.

— Dan Pena

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.

— Dan Pena

Life without dreams is like a bird with a broken wing - it can't fly.

— Dan Pena

You have to have faith in people.

— Dan Pena

Constantine 'Costa' Gratsos had made his fortune as a lifelong associate of shipping icon Aristotle Onassis. He took a liking to me, became my first mentor, and showed me how to swim in the deep, dangerous waters of business.

— Dan Pena

Jerry Ormand was already a legendary Texas oilman when I met him. Yet he took the time to introduce me to the fine points of the oil business and how to survive and prosper amid the chaos of a rough-and-tumble industry.

— Dan Pena