The 21 Habits Needed to Mastering Life's Most Important (and Profitable) Skill: INFLUENCE

- Always possess a child's curiosity to go along with awe-inspiring humbleness. Remember, genuine imperfection is ALWAYS more attractive than disingenuous perfection.

- Know to be INTERESTING you must first be INTERESTED. Be a good listener and then, an even better storyteller!

- Remember that time kills all deals. Be purposeful and expeditious, yet thoughtful and methodical. Cherish your time and respect the time of others

- Know that underachievers will always find an excuse; Winners will always find time.

- Learn to give in, but don’t EVER give up.

- NEVER, fall in love with your inventory, just because it’s your inventory.

- Know that lapses in judgment are human and mostly forgivable, but there is simply no such thing as a lapse of integrity.

- Remember intelligent people fight fire with water, never with fire. Emotional intelligence is a learned art, not a science nor an inborn skill.

- Be as passionate about understanding others as your desire to be understood by others.

- Know that the only value of any idea, lies in its execution, not just merely in its thought.

- Your purpose is often found in your passion. But finding it isn’t enough. You will need the courage to get out of your comfort zone.

- Know that opinion isn’t fact. Opinion is merely the confession of one’s character. Remember that when the cynics come out of the woodwork.

- The mission of getting your business launched must become a purpose even greater than yourself, for both you and the business to be successful

- There is no such thing as “business ownership utopia”.

- Know that knowing what you don’t know is more important than what you do know. Learn something EVERYDAY from EVERYONE you meet. READ more. Read at every wait. Always Be Learning!

- Compromise to cooperate, but never at the expense of your own integrity.

- Have high expectations of others, but even higher ones of yourself. Be a great teammate.

- Be understated with a grasp that extends well beyond your reach. (The world already has far too many overstated people with a reach that extends beyond their grasp)

- Always be eternally optimistic and genuinely excited about the success of others.

- Demand quality from partners by always choosing “character” over “characters”.

- Express genuine kindness, benevolence, compassion and gratitude. Let your kindness be your strength, not your weakness. Always be seen as a giver, never a taker.

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