Quotes about Influence

I want to go on living even after my death!

but teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on earth.

teachers are the greatest freaks on earth,....

Gratitude is seeing how someone changed your heart and quality of life, helped you become the good parts of the person you are.

Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.

Marketing is the act of telling stories about the things we make—stories that sell and stories that spread.

The power of this new era is simple: if you want to (need to, must!) lead, then you can. It's easier than ever and we need you. But if this isn't the right moment, if this isn't the right cause, then hold off. Generous and authentic leadership will always defeat the selfish efforts of someone doing it just because she can.

The status quo doesn't shift because you're right. It shifts because the culture changes. And the engine of culture is status.

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.

Faced with an infinite number of choices, many people pick the market leader.

The lesson is that one person with a persistent vision can make change happen, whether climbing rocks or delivering services.

alternative to planning on late is to initiate before it's required, to ship before deadline, to put the idea out there before the crisis hits. This act of bravery actually gives you influence, leverage, and control in a way that planning on late never can. Dandelion