When it comes to influence, TRUST is often the missing piece.

Money is an echo of value.

It isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do for a living.

Influence is the ability to move a person to a desired action.

Internalize the Golden Rule of sales that says: All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.

What is so interesting about giving is not only that it pays, but that it pays in such unexpected ways. When you live with generosity, blessings come to you from corners and avenues you never would have expected.

When it comes to influence, TRUST is often the missing piece.