“I saw a television sketch that, with some variations, might seem familiar in many households. A husband is watching television and his wife if trying to engage him in conversation: Wife: Dear, the plumber didn’t come to fix the leak behind the water heater today. Husband: Uh-huh. Wife: The pipe burst today and flooded the basement. Husband: Quiet. It’s third down and goal to go. Wife: Some of the wiring got wet and almost electrocuted Fluffy. Husband: Darn it! Touchdown. Wife: The vet says he’ll be better in a week. Husband: Can you get me a Coke? Wife: The plumber told me that he was happy that our pipe broke because now he can afford to go on vacation. Husband: Aren’t you listening? I said I could use a Coke! Wife: And Stanley, I’m leaving you. The plumber and I are flying to Acapulco in the morning. Husband: Can’t you please stop all that yakking and get me a Coke? The trouble around here is that nobody ever listens to me. 5.” ― John C. Maxwell, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships 0 likes Like “The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn’t matter in what kind of activity you’re involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you.

“John Callen: “La habilidad más buscada, desde director general hasta el menor puesto, es la habilidad de comunicarse con la gente. La persona que pueda hacerlo en los negocios siempre será solicitada”

“It doesn’t matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That’s just the way life is.

“Think, Act, Talk, and Conduct Yourself Like the Person You Want to Become”

“George Bernard Shaw observó: “El mayor problema con la comunicación es la ilusión de que se llevó a cabo”

“Connectors do the difficult work of keeping it simple.”

“What you are speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON”

“How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.

“The Right Thought plus the Right People in the Right Environment at the Right Time for the Right Reason = the Right Result”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

“The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”

“Each day is an unrepeatable miracle. Today will never happen again, so we must make it count.”

“Creativity requires a willingness to look stupid.”

“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.”

“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it.”