Jason Treu > Quotes

“We are using social media and technology as a way to be noticed by others, and often seek validation through “likes,” “retweets,” etc.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“By substituting social media and technology for real human connections, working remotely by ourselves, participating less in group activities and organizations, and living in a “rootless” world where people move from city to city often with very few connections, we’re eroding and losing touch with valuable communication, social, and human interaction skills. We are using social media and technology as a way to be noticed by others, and often seek validation through “likes,” “retweets,” etc. We are living in the online world more than the real world. A recent Harris Poll study found that Americans would rather give up sex than their smartphones.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“With the rise of the Internet, technology, smartphones, and social media, an interesting—and alarming—shift has taken place in the last two decades. As a society, rather than becoming more capable of human connection, we have become more and more isolated from one another. Yet it’s relationships that are absolutely critical and essential to driving both professional and personal success.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“the sum of your relationships and the ability to master your own psychology, which includes your thought patterns, mindsets, emotions, and habits, will equal the quality of your life experiences.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“People aren’t learning social, communication, or relationship skills in the education system. Instead they have to trust the school of hard knocks, their street smarts, a mentor/coach, or a book. Today, almost everyone is struggling and overwhelmed by how to put what they learn into action—how to find and develop new friends, business colleagues, and romantic relationships, and create a meaningful life. Many people are just giving up and feel hopeless and lost, and they disengage from the world around them or self-medicate with drugs, alcohol, prescriptions, etc. In this way, they create a cycle of failure in their relationships and enter new toxic relationships…over and over again.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“We are living in an era where people have the worst communication and social skills ever.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“You can’t control the other person, and if you live your life trying to convince everyone to like you, you are going to burn out and really be challenged in all your relationships.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“When you prevent failure, you prevent success.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” – George Burton Adams”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“EVERYTHING we accomplish is with or through other people.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“Being connected with other people increases happiness and love, creates unlimited opportunities, and motivates us to create the life we really want. To become the best we can be, we need to enlist others to help us. And we need to help others get what they want in order for us to get what we want. We also need to introduce new people into our personal, social, and business lives on a regular basis. Every person can impact your life in a different way no matter who they are, where they are from, or what they do. By not doing this, we miss out on the chance to learn and absorb ideas and inspiration from unexpected sources.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“Don’t waste the opportunity your life has presented you with. You don’t get a do-over. There are no replays. Stop with the coulda, woulda, shouldas. It’s scary to try new things and fail. It’s hard to move through self-doubt and challenges when we feel like we are alone. But the truth is, the time for action is now. Stop accepting less than you deserve. Stop playing it safe, and start playing with courage, passion, vulnerability, love, perseverance, and a hunger for what’s next in life. There is no reason you can’t get whatever you want in your life. So go for it.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“To get something you’ve never had before, you must do something you’ve never done. Those new experiences open our eyes and minds to what we can change, and the limitless and extraordinary opportunities that lie ahead in life.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“Ultimately, people with strong social capital become hubs linking groups and individuals and groups to other groups, and through that function, they can exert a significant amount of influence and power in society—locally and globally—and can uncover unlimited opportunities in any of area of life.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network

“If you change your story, you will change your life.”
― Jason Treu, Social Wealth: How to Build Extraordinary Relationships By Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Lead and Network