Quotes About Relationships

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

you can care about people without leading them, but you cannot lead people well without caring about them.

Uno no puede enemistarse con las personas e influir en ellas al mismo tiempo».

Las personas con buenas actitudes tienden a hacer que quienes están a su alrededor se sientan más positivos.

Remember that success is just 15 percent product knowledge and it's 85 percent people knowledge.

Connectors do the difficult work of keeping it simple.

Relacionarse es la aptitud de identificarse y establecer lazos con las personas de un modo tal que aumenta la influencia que se tiene sobre ellas.

perhaps the words of William King will help you. He said, "A gossip is one who talks to you about other people. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.

Connect emotionally through facial expressions, laughter, and tears.

Coach John Wooden would not have asked, "Why is it so difficult to realize that others are more likely to listen to us if first we listen to them?

Secrecy spawns isolation, not success.

As you reflect on your values, you should settle what you believe in three key areas: Ethical values - What does it mean to do the right thing for the right reason? Relational values - How do you build an environment of trust and respect with others? Success values - What goals are worth spending your life on?

YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD OTHERS OFTEN DETERMINES THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD YOU

Choose who will carry on your legacy. I don't know what you want to accomplish in life, but I can tell you this: a legacy lives on in people, not things. Too often leaders put their energy into organizations, buildings, systems, or other lifeless objects. But only people live on after we are gone. Everything else is temporary.

TAKE INTEREST IN OTHERS BEFORE THEY TAKE INTEREST IN YOU.

When we are fully and totally networked, we are powerful.1 Sanders believes that along with knowledge and compassion, your network is your most valuable asset.

if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.

The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.

We live in an impatient culture. We use drive-through windows to buy meals, pick up our dry cleaning, complete banking transactions, and order prescriptions. I think Lisa Thorne's comment on my blog describes a lot of us: "The good news is I move fast; the bad news is I often move alone."4 Everybody is in a hurry, but that prevents most of us from connecting with others effectively. If you want to connect with people, you need to slow down.

Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.

The least important word: I (gets the least amount done) The most important word: We (gets the most amount done)—relationships The two most important words: Thank you—appreciation The three most important words: All is forgiven—forgiveness The four most important words: What is your opinion?—listening The five most important words: You did a good job—encouragement The six most important words: I want to know you better—understanding

Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.

Connecting always requires energy.

The bottom line is this: people can usually trace their successes and failures to the relationships in their lives.