Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty is an Indian-born businessman who is the founder and acquirer of a number of companies based in the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi-based NMC Health, Neopharma, BRS Ventures, and Finablr. Shetty’s initial interest in 1975 was in hospitals and hospitality and has since diversified into pharmaceuticals, financial services, retail, advertising and information technology. He was included on the Forbes list of India’s 100 Richest People in 2015 and was listed as the 42nd richest person in 2020.
Inspirational B. R. Shetty Quotes:
1. “When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work the most you will make is 5 dollars.” B. R. Shetty
2. “You have to work on the business first before it works for you.” B. R. Shetty
3. “Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.” B. R. Shetty
4. “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” B. R. Shetty
5. “Change before you have to.” B. R. Shetty
6. “There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” B. R. Shetty
7. “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” B. R. Shetty
8. “Choose a job that you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” B. R. Shetty
9. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” B. R. Shetty
10. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” B. R. Shetty
11. “Knowledge is power is time is money.” B. R. Shetty
12. “Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.” B. R. Shetty
13. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” B. R. Shetty
14. “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” B. R. Shetty
15. “Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and you’re in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” B. R. Shetty
16. “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” B. R. Shetty
17. “There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” B. R. Shetty
18. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” B. R. Shetty
19. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” B. R. Shetty
20. “Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember–the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.” B. R. Shetty
21. “The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.” B. R. Shetty
22. “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.” B. R. Shetty
23. “Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.” B. R. Shetty
24. “I learned to never kick someone when they’re down. Everyone makes mistakes, and some are real whoppers. But that makes them whopping opportunities, too.” B. R. Shetty
25. “You need to have a culture instead of a payroll so that people watch themselves. What does this? Not money, but enhanced self-esteem.” B. R. Shetty