Quotes

Give and Take, Page 193

The ability to recognize agreeable takers as fakers is what protects givers against being exploited.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 193

People do get better when they apply themselves, and people apply themselves when they believe they can get better.

Priceless, Page 193

You can’t regret spending your money on something free because you didn’t spend any money. By overvaluing certainty, we overvalue anything that’s free.

Denial, Page 193

Looking facts in the face is essential to avoiding denial, and before you can do so, you must ascertain what the ‘facts’ are.

Start With No, Page 193

Never underestimate the energy that’s going to be required to do a deal. Keeping our needs in check and completing the activity and behavioral goals we set will help us conserve our own energy and waste theirs.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 193

If you can measure it, you can achieve it.

Quit, Page 193

…if you have a business that’s gotten a loan and you’re now in financial trouble, you should go back to the same person who originally lent you the money. You’re much more likely to get it.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 193

The difference between evangelists and most people is that evangelists have the best interests of others at heart. They believe in their product so much that they want others to use it too.

Team of Teams, Page 193

…top-down coordination of siloed efforts works only if those on top actually understand how everything will interact.

How to Be Happy at Work, Page 193

…emotions spread like wildfire between and among people.