Paid to Think Quotes

“when people near the accomplishment of goals, they naturally self-motivate and put forth an extra burst of effort to complete them.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Decision makers find that asking what-would-it-take questions gives them more, better, and different Macro Tactics from which to choose. As a result, they put themselves and their organizations in stronger positions to achieve their Desired Outcome and they avoid costly and preventable mistakes”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Your life is one big selling experience that not only leads to credibility but needs it to move forward.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“leaders sell themselves and their ideas by selling their ability to convince others that they can deliver on their promises.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“As Henry Ford once said, “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“A WSP is a completed project that demonstrates a manager’s ability to deliver results that extend beyond normal expectations and causes others to take notice.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“All management exists in the future!”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Organizations are simply networks of departments, people, products, systems, ideas, etc., that need to be coordinated properly to reach Desired Outcome.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Having the additional time to prepare for your organization’s future in advance makes your decisions more proactive, giving you more options for improved outcomes.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“you can’t solve tomorrow’s challenges with yesterday’s thinking.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“You are where you are today based upon decisions you’ve made in the past.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Win People Over with an Engaging Story Don’t underestimate the power of a good story to sell your message.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Look for the golden moments to be silent, listen to others, and allow the plans that you have developed to unfold.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“If you fail to listen, you may be inclined to take action or to pose benefits to others based on your assumptions about what they want to hear instead of actually knowing what it is they want and need.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“For leaders who are selling continuously, the urge to do all the talking can get in the way of truly understanding the needs of the other party.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“put yourself in control and avoid being reactive, because the more you’re in control, the less frustrated you will be and the less likely you are to produce a game-losing slip.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“fight the urge to allow emotions to cloud your judgment and cause you to say things you’ll regret later or talk to the wrong people about your challenges.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Anger can ruin your chances of selling yourself and your ideas, whether the emotion is exhibited as one large outburst or as a subtle glint of irritation.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Build selling skills by learning about related subjects, such as persuasion, negotiations, and human behavior.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Being genuinely helpful to others without pressuring them to pay you back will eventually lead to the kind of trust that opens doors of opportunities, even if it takes years to earn that trust.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“leaders don’t gain the buy-in they need, because they don’t consider all the people that they have to talk with in order to push their ideas and initiatives forward.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Innovating everywhere expands the effectiveness and impact of everything else.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“there is naturally trepidation over risk,”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Storyboard when you develop an innovative product, alliance, process, or Strategy.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Walt Disney created storyboarding,153 a technique for movie development where each scene is laid out in blocks to offer a scene-by-scene illustration of ideas before filming actually begins.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Modify your workspace, even quickly and inexpensively, to wake up people’s minds and trigger innovative thought.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“When you change your orientation to that of a child, you see the world differently, and new ideas come to mind.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Awaken your childhood consciousness by playing games in your mind all the time, not just at times reserved for innovating.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Try biomimicry, the discipline of looking to nature for new technologies and designs, to trigger innovative thought.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future

“Try connecting the dots to solve any of your challenges on a daily basis, and you will become better and faster at using it to trigger innovation.”
― David Goldsmith, Paid to Think: A Leader's Toolkit for Redefining Your Future