Quotes About Perspective

William James said that the art of being wise is the "art of knowing what to overlook." The petty and the mundane steal much of our time. Too many of us are living for the wrong things.

That grumpy woman didn't deserve to be treated kindly. But when she was treated not as she was, but as I wanted her to be and believed she could become, her perspective suddenly changed.

An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.

The thoughts in your mind will always be more important than the things in your life. Choose happiness.

Cuál es la diferencia entre un obstáculo y una oportunidad? Nuestra actitud hacia él. Toda oportunidad tiene una dificultad y toda dificultad tiene una oportunidad».1

El problema es que la mayoría de las personas dan demasiada importancia a los acontecimientos y subestiman el poder de los procesos.

6. Focus on Them, Not Yourself: The number one problem of inexperienced speakers and ineffective leaders is that they focus on themselves.

The biggest mistake you can make in trying to talk convincingly is to put your highest priority on expressing your ideas and feelings. What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. The moment people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.

Las personas cambian cuando ven lo suficiente como para sentirse inspiradas

Despite his business success, Nabi keeps everything in perspective. When we were at the conference together, Nabi told me, "We aren't in the coffee business, serving people. We're in the people business, serving coffee.

Quando entendemos o ponto de vista do próximo — entendemos o que ele está tentando fazer nove entre dez vezes ele está tentando fazer o que é certo.

People can be in the same place sharing the same experience at the same time, but they can walk away from it having seen very different things.

If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.

As you communicate with people—whether individuals or groups—ask yourself these questions: Who is my audience? What are their questions? What needs to be accomplished? And how much time do I have? If you want to become a better communicator, become audience oriented.

The way President Abraham Lincoln is said to have handled a person who had a know-it-all attitude. Lincoln asked, "How many legs will a sheep have if you call a tail a leg?" "Five," the man answered. "No," replied Lincoln, "he'll still have four, because calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.

Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.

Know the reasons you and your listener want to communicate and build a bridge between those reasons.

Creativity is being able to see what everybody else has seen and think what nobody else has thought so you can do what nobody else has done.

Por cada cosa que usted ha perdido, ha ganado algo más; y por cada cosa que gana, siempre se pierde algo».

If you are willing to change your thinking, you can change your feelings.

If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Good Thinking Produces More Good Thinking

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?

people with a positive attitude focus their time and attention on solutions, not problems. Just about anybody can see problems.