Grant Cardone

After I took a video of the bird strike on Delta 1063, I received a letter from the Federal Aviation Administration because I admitted on a national TV broadcast that I had used a portable electronic device on an airplane departing John F. Kennedy airport in New York.

Thursday I was on Delta Flight 1063 taking off from JFK a few minutes after 3 p.m. I was seated in seat 1D as we approached take off. I had just signed a copy of my book, The 10X Rule, for CNN correspondent Ali Velshi who was also...

Gov. Jerry Brown,

I admire your lifetime of service to the great state of California. As a resident and small business owner of 20 years in California, I want you to know how I feel about your proposal to 'temporarily' hike the state income taxes and the negative effect it...

Something is clearly not working for most of middle class America regarding money. From my experience working with people, here are the 10 biggest misconceptions the middle class has about money:

1) Money Shortage Mindset
Most people struggling with money think there is a shortage of money....

Rebecca "Becky" Quick, co-anchor of CNBC's financial news show Squawk Box, recently wrote an article in Fortune magazine that paints automobile dealers straight out of a scene from a bad 1950s sitcom.

Ms. Quick's, article is "Car salesmen: Still Sexist, Still Stupid." Based on her very loose...

The middle class concept is failing millions of people because it is based on myths and formulas that worked for our parents but will no longer prove successful today. President Obama suggested, "the middle class is at a make or break point." What he should be telling you is that...

Happiness is the driving force of mankind, and has been for thousands of years. People want to achieve happiness more than any other thing in life. Regardless of religion, politics or economic status, what we all agree on is that happiness is a worthy goal. People seek to be happy...

Auto sales are recovering because of the superior value offered by manufacturers -- not because of the economy. What else explains why auto sales recovered in 2011 while so many other economic indicators remain poor? Do increased sales volumes in 2011 mean that the US economy is recovering or is...

Sears' failing sales is being blamed on the economy, but the reality is shoddy stores, poor customer service, no leadership and no attention to sales opportunities are the real reasons Sears is failing.

Billionaire hedge fund manager, Edward Lampert, over 18 consecutive quarters of declining sales and just this year...

Retailers are concerned the consumer is using the Internet not just to find their best price but to avoid poor customer experience. While Black Friday numbers were the best since the Great Recession, if you look a little closer you will see an interesting trend developing where traffic...

With so much negativity in the world it's easy for a family to lose its way. Let's face it we live in a world that is mostly negative. At least once a month my family devotes 20 minutes to a family meeting where we do a gratitude exercise or what...

The rich would love nothing more than for everyone move up an income or wealth level. It is ridiculous to think the the richest 1% want to hold others down and are the supposed oppressors of all other financial groups. The intense protest against wealthy groups as the cause of...

There are components in Obama's job bill that will further kill the chance of an economic recovery and further stymie job growth. Recently, I was at a conference of entrepreneurs in New York City where I became aware of parts of Obama's Jobs Bill that ALL business owners must be...

As an author of four books in two years and a New York Times best-seller, I know how difficult it is to get a book to market. In the wake of the failure of brick and mortar stores to successfully sell books, I have sought out the use of technology...

Lazy is an entitlement concept accepted by the middle class that is crushing America's greatness and spreading like a contagion. Lazy is the 'new' adopted right of people, supposedly earned because a person worked five days and therefore must take the weekend off. This concept of entitlement runs across workers,...

With increasing numbers of people heading online as their first step to research your company, product and even for your personal information, it only takes a few bad reviews or complaints to result in lost opportunities and a damaged perception or brand. Your customers are online and it is vital...

Success is limited only by how much attention you can get for yourself, your products and your ideas. The right amount of attention will always attract criticism, even haters. While criticism is never enjoyed, it should be anticipated when trying to get your...

While the US national debt is exploding to historic levels, it is not the problem that the media or politicos makes it out to be. The US debt situation is being used to terrorize and polarize voters while distracting US citizens of the real issues and the unwillingness of either...

It is not the policies and procedures that define an organization but purpose, not initiatives but inspiration, not mandates but the mission, and not management but leadership. Great companies, organizations and countries are fueled by its leadership, not by its management. Managers control 'activities and leaders focus on 'possibilities.' Management...

The American dream of wealth creation is still real for average people as long as they avoid doing what normal people do and then take actions that normal people won't take! While some suggest,"I don't need to get rich, just comfortable," with inflation threatening and the dollar dropping, getting rich...