Glen Bell’s biography, “Taco Titan”, authored by Debra Baldwin, tells the story of Glen’s exceptional life and includes his “Recipes for Success,” listed below:
  1. You build a business one customer at a time.
  2. Find the right product, then find a way to mass-produce it.
  3. An innovative product will set you apart.
  4. There’s always a way to get ahead if you’re determined and creative.
  5. Family is precious!
  6. You create the person you become.
  7. Learn to enjoy nature’s free and abundant beauty.
  8. Don’t be embarrassed by your circumstances if you’re working hard to improve them.
  9. Always be on the lookout for a bargain.
  10. When you overextend yourself financially, it’s twice as hard to get ahead.
  11. A group is made up of individuals.
  12. Work that makes you lose track of time will bring out the best in you.
  13. Sometimes what you don’t say is more important than what you do say.
  14. Any job is an opportunity to learn.
  15. Choose a career that truly interests you.
  16. Respect your competitors and learn from them.
  17. Overcoming problems is part of attaining a goal.
  18. Customers are drawn to a store that is busy, growing, and changing for the better.
  19. Volume is the key to profit.
  20. Don’t let even one bad order go out.
  21. Don’t sell everything customers ask for.
  22. The best ideas often are the most simple.
  23. Pick a location based on your customers’ needs, not on your own comfort.
  24. See to it that the whole town knows you’re in business.
  25. Work with those you believe in and believe in those you work with.
  26. It’s not the quantity of the traffic that counts, it’s the quality.
  27. When you have a setback, learn from it and plan your next move accordingly.
  28. If you must take a partner, choose as carefully as you would a spouse.
  29. People who support your vision and take risks for you should share your success.
  30. Your building makes a statement about your business.
  31. The heart of a business is people, not paperwork.
  32. Pick people to help you expand your business who are as dedicated to it as you are.
  33. One good franchisee will attract others.
  34. A founder’s greatest reward is to see others benefit from what he started.
  35. Never take advantage of others – even if it’s legal.
  36. Control your growth, or it will control you.
  37. Challenge employees to recognize problems. Reward employees who generate solutions.
  38. Employees’ enthusiasm is essential to success.
  39. Be generous and open.
  40. Find people who know things you don’t.
  41. Attracting good employees is a skill in itself.
  42. Develop a “never quit” attitude.
  43. Smart investors know the difference between a fad and an idea whose time has come.
  44. Wealth shouldn’t change your values, but it does give you freedom to pursue your dreams.
  45. Be on the lookout for people and ideas that inspire you.
  46. We’re fortunate we live in a country in which anyone, with hard work, persistence, and determination, can become a millionaire.
  47. If you give people money when they’ve done nothing to earn it, you create dependence and rob them of their pride.
  48. Use your ideas and resources to benefit others.
  49. The best time to sell a business is when it’s doing well.
  50. Sell to a stable, growing company you can count on to continue what you started.
  51. Consider trading your ownership of your business for stock in the one that buys it.
  52. Your quality of life depends on your attitude.
  53. A dream is a valuable possession.
  54. Value people who aren’t afraid to tell you the truth.
  55. The greater your hands-on participation in giving, the more rewarding the experience.
  56. Support organizations that encourage initiative in children.
  57. When you accept the honor of being a role model, you also accept the responsibility.
  58. Money is not a goal in itself but a means to an end.
  59. Regardless of your circumstances, you can positively impact other people.
  60. A young man’s goal should be to have no regrets when he is old.

 

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