If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me.

When we can communicate from the inside out, we're talking directly to the part of the brain that controls behavior, and then we allow people to rationalize it with the tangible things we say and do. This is where gut decisions come from.

We must be clear about where we’re going if we want anyone to help us get there.

I would never find myself or unlikely to find myself in a room where I have a skeptic who brought me in. But I very often am in a situation somebody who's there who didn't invite me was a skeptic. That happens all the time.

Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.

Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.