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“Put a comma in the wrong place and the whole sentence is screwed up.”
If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and popularity.
you know what matters to you, it’s easier to commit to change.
people only change their ways when what they truly value is threatened.
But the higher up you go in the organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not make it about winning yourself.
got into the habit of taking a breath before he talked,
When you don’t judge an idea, no one can argue with you.
My experience proves a simple point: Spend a few thousand dollars and you will get better!
The question is not, “Is it true?” but rather, “Is it worth it?”
Warren Buffett advised that before you take any morally questionable action, you should ask yourself if you would want your mother to read about it in the newspaper.
Stop trying to defend your position and start monitoring how many times you begin remarks with “no,” “but,” or “however.”
gain a friend, let him do you a favor.”
It’s an interesting equation: Less me. More them. Equals success.
“the leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.”
Finally, stop trying to help people who think everyone else is the problem.
“reflect upon life, to find happiness and meaning now,”
