Quotes about Engagement

There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.

Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea. Some bottles drown, some come safe to land, where the notes are read and then possibly cherished, or else misinterpreted, or else understood all too well by those who hate the message. You never know who your readers might be.

She looks at you as if she really sees you." So many people had looked past me. "I think I'd like that," I said. "No," said Becka. "That's why she's so scary.

Technology and social media have brought power back to the people.

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.

How alive am I willing to be?

And while everyone has to make a living and show up for family, listening is optional. You have to make a conscious decision to listen harder.

Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself.

Write like you talk. Often.

This is an addictive pastime. You take no real risk, touch the world, and it responds. Repeat.

Once you've engaged with an organization or a relationship or a community, you owe it to your team to start. To initiate. To be the one who makes something happen. To do less is to steal from them. If you hide your spark, bury your ideas, keep your questions and notions from the team, you have hurt them as badly as if you had stolen a laptop and fenced it on eBay.