JOSEPH KING BARKLEY

Genuine influence can come from a subordinate position, because genuine influence is the trust someone places in you regardless of title.

"Mitigating language" is the addition of words for the purpose of managing unwanted responses we predict we might experience from others.

The things we want most are on the other side of suffering. You don’t have more of what you want because you’re avoiding the RIGHT pain.

"Nice" families are ruled by secret agendas. "Nice" companies fail to adapt. "Nice" artists paint by numbers. "Nice" leaders stay stuck.

We can learn that hard feelings are an expected part of any journey we want to take in life, love, and career.

We can be too careful with our trust, and if we trust fewer people than we could, we miss opportunities.

Some semblance of “life before COVID” is beginning to emerge from lockdown in many parts of the world. And that’s got some people...