Quotes about Influence

It's not what you do that matters as much as what God does through you.

You can lead your horse to water, but you can't manage him to drink.

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

If you don't have influence, you will never be able to lead others.

Good leaders listen, learn, and then lead.

It's been said that when one of Wooden's players asked, "Coach, what happens if I point to the player who gave me the assist and he isn't watching?" Coach Wooden replied, "He will always be watching." People desire validation and encouragement. It's human nature.

If you want to become a better leader, let go of control and start fostering cooperation. Good leaders stop bossing people around and start encouraging them. That is the secret to being a people-oriented leader, because much of leadership is encouragement.

Live the legacy you want to leave. I believe that to have any credibility as a leader, you must live what you say you believe. If you want to create a legacy, you need to live it first. You must become what you desire to see in others.

Choose who will carry on your legacy. I don't know what you want to accomplish in life, but I can tell you this: a legacy lives on in people, not things. Too often leaders put their energy into organizations, buildings, systems, or other lifeless objects. But only people live on after we are gone. Everything else is temporary.

First we form habits, but then our habits form us.

If you could pick only one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.