Quotes about Influence

People don't want to be managed. They want to be led. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. Community leader. Labor leader. Business leader. Yes. They lead.

if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.

You cannot separate your identity from your perspective. All that you are and every experience you've had color how you see things. It is your lens.

Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.

The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate." Influence is an invitation anyone can make to another person.

If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead before you have a leadership position.

People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.

How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?

The leader's prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: "God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.

The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.