Great negotiators are able to question the assumptions that the rest of the involved players accept on faith or in arrogance, and thus remain more emotionally open to all possibilities, and more intellectually agile to a fluid situation.
“The good things we cling to are more than money; we hoard our resources, our gifts, our time, our families, our friends. As we begin to practice regular giving, we see how ludicrous it is to hold on to the abundance God has given us and merely repeat the words thank you.”
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
“Good ideas are common, but those who are willing to take action and execute those ideas are far more rare.”
― Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
― Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.”
― Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
― Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money
“Real leadership seeks to motivate people from the inside, by an appeal to the heart, not by external pressure and coercion”
― Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul
― Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul
“The Man Who Could Do No Wrong by Dr. Charles Blair,”
― Be a People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships
― Be a People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships
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