Quotes About Influence

These individuals have riches just as we say that we 'have a fever,' when really the fever has us." –Seneca Roman Stoic philosopher, famed playwright

Exact numbers aren't needed to realize that we spend too much time with those who poison us with pessimism, sloth, and low expectations of themselves and the world. It is often the case that you have to fire certain friends or retire from particular social circles to have the life you want. This isn't being mean; it is being practical. Poisonous people do not deserve your time. To think otherwise is masochistic.

One wrong person in your circle can destroy your whole future.

Don't pay any attention to what they write about you, just measure it in inches."—Andy Warhol

everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And

These individuals have riches just as we say that we 'have a fever,' when really the fever has us." –Seneca

Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious."—Thomas Edison

It is possible to know all there is to know about a subject—medicine, for example—but if you don't have M.D. at the end of your name, few will listen. The M.D. is what I term a "credibility indicator." The so-called expert with the most credibility indicators, whether acronyms or affiliations, is often the most successful in the marketplace, even if other candidates have more in-depth knowledge. This is a matter of superior positioning, not deception.

A common rookie error that inexperienced leaders make is always agreeing with the last person they talked to; this takes a while to get past, though it becomes easy once you get exposed to enough people who contradict each other.

When you raise your kids, you're the bow, they're the arrow, and you just try to aim them in the best direction that you can, and hopefully your aim isn't too off.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children . . . to leave the world a bit better . . . to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.

If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.

Pues no, la culpa es tuya en realidad por no haberle enseñado bien, por no haber influido en él,

The Power of Persuasion by Robert Levine. The

Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people that were no smarter than you.

El éxito es: ¿te recuerdan tus hijos por ser el mejor padre? No un padre que les diera todo lo que pedían, sino, ¿serán capaces algún día de contarte lo que sea? ¿Te llamarán cualquier día sin venir a cuento, da igual para qué? ¿Eres la primera persona en la que piensan para pedir consejo? Y, al mismo tiempo, ¿eres capaz de romper moldes en cualquier cosa que decidas ser en la

you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.

I have recommended Kevin Kelly's "1,000 True Fans" to literally millions of people. Many guests in this book have done the same. "If you only read one article on marketing, make it this one" is my common wording. Here's a highly simplified synopsis: "Success" need not be complicated. Just start with making 1,000 people extremely, extremely happy.

To be a successful creator, you don't need millions. You don't need millions of dollars or millions of customers, clients, or fans. To make a living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor you need only 1,000 true fans.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (5 mentions) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (4) Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (4) Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (4) The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (4) The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande (4) Dune by Frank Herbert (3) Influence by Robert Cialdini (3)

One of my favorite quotes is by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children . . . to leave the world a bit better . . . to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.

Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact, and that is that everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.

NR: To have others work for you.

When you complain, nobody wants to help you,' and it's the simplest thing and so plainly spoken. Only he could really say that brutal, honest truth, but it's true, right? If you spend your time focusing on the things that are wrong, and that's what you express and project to people you know, you don't become a source of growth for people, you become a source of destruction for people. That draws more destructiveness.