Robert Orben Quotes

Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work

Robert Orben is an American professional comedy writer, although he also worked as a magician. Hard work is the most important key to success. Without being willing to work hard and put everything into a venture, business success is nearly impossible. No matter what industry you work in, hard work and team spirit is the recipe for a burgeoning and successful business.

If you can laugh together, you can work together.

Teams who laugh and joke together tend to be better able to open up and share challenges with each other — which is particularly important for coping with stress and enhancing creative problem-solving. Humor comes across as a kind of magic, but it’s learnable. It’s up to all of us — and especially leaders — to bring more of it into our workplaces, thereby boosting our wellbeing, team performance, and even our organizations’ bottom lines.