Quote from James A.Hart on July 16, 2025, 8:54 pm

In business, most people are competing in crowded, saturated markets—fighting over small slices of pie. That’s because small thinking feels safer. It fits within the expectations of society, friends, and even family. But the harsh truth is this:

Small thinking leads to small results.

If you want to build something meaningful, profitable, and scalable, you have to start thinking bigger than the average person dares to.

Big Goals Attract Less Competition

Look around, and you’ll notice this pattern:
More people are trying to make $1,000/month than $100,000/month.
More people are trying to grow a freelance gig than to build a team.
More people are playing defense than offense.

It’s not because the $100k/month goal is impossible. It’s because thinking that big requires courage—and courage is rare. Most people kill their own ideas before they even begin, simply by sharing them with the wrong people.

”The quickest way to kill a big dream is to tell it to a small-minded person.”

If you’re surrounded by people who laugh at bold ideas, you’re more likely to shrink those ideas to fit their comfort zone. But the ones who succeed—the ones who build billion-dollar companies—are those who choose to believe in their vision despite resistance.

The World Is Moldable

Steve Jobs once said that the world is not something you just live in—it’s something you can shape. That mindset is essential. People who play big see opportunities where others only see limits. They don’t just respond to trends—they create them.

Want proof?
In 1994, Jeff Bezos saw internet usage growing at 2,300% per year. Instead of ignoring it, he quit his job and started Amazon.
At the time, selling books online sounded crazy.
Today, Amazon is worth over $1 trillion.

Big outcomes come from people who dare to ask:
“What would this look like at 100x the scale?”

Think Bigger from Day One

Thinking big doesn’t mean daydreaming. It means structuring your business from the beginning to scale beyond yourself.

If your model depends on your personal time and effort to survive, you’re not building a business—you’re building a job. A real business should work without you. That means hiring, training, systemizing, and thinking about how to attract top talent—not just making short-term money.

A useful mental shift is to ask yourself:

“Would top-level people want to join this mission?”
If the answer is no, it’s time to rethink the vision.

Because small goals won’t attract great talent—and they won’t change your life.