When I brought my medical school friends home, Dad used to tell us that we didn’t know anything about the world. He started giving me impromptu quizzes about history and current events. I quite liked that. Holly Branson Read Quote
Financial reward is important, but it shouldn’t be your end goal – you’ll reach your dreams much sooner if you focus your efforts on more important things. Holly Branson Read Quote
I trained very hard to get into medicine, so I won’t say I’ll never go back to it. Holly Branson Read Quote
When I was younger, I went with a friend of mine to Nairobi for 3 months and helped teach in an orphanage’s school. It was a great experience and made me truly understand that giving back – by giving time, not just money – was so rewarding. Holly Branson Read Quote
All businesses should have an element of social enterprise, and all social enterprises should not ignore the most important lessons from successful commercial businesses. Holly Branson Read Quote
I have been lucky to meet some incredible people who do not possess what you would traditionally class as power, but through their charisma, passion, and strength of character, they are able to achieve things that ‘richer or more powerful people’ could only dream of. Holly Branson Read Quote
Businesses should encourage all their staff to come up with ideas, not be afraid to make suggestions, and then to act on those suggestions. There is nothing worse than going to a job every day were you feel like you are not making a difference to either the place you work or the world you live in. Holly Branson Read Quote
Our community system is completely broken down, and you need to build that back up again and make people feel that they can make a change in life and not just sit around playing video games or on their iPhones – that they can get out there and make a difference. Holly Branson Read Quote
