Jim Penman Quotes

101 Jim Penman Quotes

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Most of our best ideas for improving the business start with people ringing me up, especially franchisees.
Jim Penman

It’s weird being a kind of mythical figure.
Jim Penman

I have to beat down people’s expectations. I’m just a normal guy, probably far less capable than they are in many ways.
Jim Penman

Having a reasonable sense of proportion about yourself is vitally important and it’s good for business.
Jim Penman

You can’t afford to be an egotist. It can damage you and your business.
Jim Penman

No one is irreplaceable. If they are, maybe things should be done differently.
Jim Penman

I warm to people who want to achieve something meaningful in life, people with drive, ambition and a passion for success.
Jim Penman

One of the great things about franchising is that you tend to mix with great people.
Jim Penman

I get nostalgic when I smell cut grass.
Jim Penman

I don’t mow my own lawn any more. What’s the point of owning a mower to mow just one lawn? I get a Jim’s guy to do it – I believe in my own service!
Jim Penman



Investing money creates a commitment that makes someone far more likely to succeed.
Jim Penman

The challenge of prosperity is not to become soft or complacent…
Jim Penman

I know many people consider me eccentric with my twenty-one year old car, basic house and ‘limited’ wardrobe. My own feeling, when I think back to that time, is uneasiness about the extravagance of my lifestyle.
Jim Penman

My obsession as always is… constantly trying to improve everything we do.
Jim Penman

We will never allow franchises to be sold until there is a proven capacity to find the Franchisees work.
Jim Penman

The best people want to be in a group with the highest standards.
Jim Penman

I am too ornery and difficult to be comfortable with a boss, even if anyone else was rash enough to employ me.
Jim Penman

One of the greatest myths in business is that customers are hard to find or keep.
Jim Penman

The most efficient number to mow a domestic lawn is one.
Jim Penman

Anything is possible when you are in business for yourself.
Jim Penman



You either have that drive and passion or you don’t.
Jim Penman



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