You need courage to be creative. You need the courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone, if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
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Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Effective communication relies more on emotional expression than on factual knowledge.
This quote by Jim Rohn highlights the importance of emotional connection in communication. It suggests that while knowledge is important, the way one conveys that knowledge and the emotions behind it play a more significant role in how the message is received and understood by others.
Themes
CommunicationEmotionsExpressionKnowledgeFeelings
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting, I might use this quote to emphasize the importance of how we share our ideas.
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