No sooner does one tell a joke than the other person matches him. Neither one listens to the other, because they're both too busy getting their next joke ready.
People also feel important when they're given responsibility. But responsibility without authority can destroy a person's self-esteem.
Praise is an incredibly effective motivator; unfortunately, many managers are reluctant to employ it.
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'
Some of the most successful leaders are also the best listeners. I remember one in particular. He had been hired by a large corporation to assume the role of sales manager. But he knew absolutely nothing about the specifics of the business.
Sometimes listening by itself may not be enough; some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking.
Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.
While clothes may not make the woman, they certainly have a strong effect on her self-confidence, which, I believe, does make the woman.
Within yourself lies everything you ever dreamed of being. Become everything that God wants you to be. It is within your reach.
You'll find numerous occasions for genuine praise if you'll only look for them. So give. Praise does not thrive in secret! Nor do we.
...do every day or two something for no other reason that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. - William James
A man has as many social selves as there are distinct groups of persons about whose opinion he cares. He generally shows a different side of himself to each of these different groups. - William James
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