Quotes About Empowerment

Every time you find yourself following the manual instead of writing the manual, you're avoiding the anguish and giving in to the resistance.

the new form of marketing is leadership, and leadership is about building and connecting tribes of like-minded people.

Some artists think they need a boss. Someone who will not only pay them, but also tell them what to do. The moment this happens, the artist is no longer an artist.

Your art is what you do when no one can tell you exactly how to do it. Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.

People want to be told what to do because they are afraid (petrified) of figuring it out for themselves.

el único freno que te impide convertirte en la clase de persona que cambia las cosas es este: la falta de fe. Fe en que puedes hacerlo. Fe en que vale la pena hacerlo. Fe en que un fracaso no acabará contigo.

Each of us can show up in our own way, but the choice is the same: to lead, to create work that matters, and to find the magic that happens when we are lucky enough to cocreate with people who care.

Step one is to give the problem a name. Sheepwalking. Done. Step two is for those of you who see yourself in this mirror to realize that you can always stop. You can always claim the career you deserve merely by refusing to walk down the same path as everyone else just because everyone else is already doing it.

Great leaders embrace deviants by searching for them and catching them doing something right.

There's no record of Martin Luther King, Jr., or Gandhi whining about credit. Credit isn't the point. Change is.

People don't engage merely to remind one another of the status quo. Instead, they eagerly engage when they want something to improve. This microleadership is essential to the health of your organization.

You are more Powerful than you think you are. Act Accordingly

If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.

Leadership doesn't always start at the top, but it always manages to affect the folks at the top. In fact, most organizations are waiting for someone like you to lead them.

Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to commanding people to follow them.

So a leader can help increase the effectiveness of the tribe and its members by • transforming the shared interest into a passionate goal and desire for change; • providing tools to allow members to tighten their communications; and • leveraging the tribe to allow it to grow and gain new members.

Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Individuals who push their organizations, who inspire other individuals to change the rules, thrive. Again, we're back to leadership, which can come from anyone, anywhere in the organization.

It's okay to have someone you work for, someone who watches over you, someone who pays you. But the moment you treat that person like a boss, like someone in charge of your movements and your output, you are a cog, not an artist.

In order to lead a tribe, no such rule applies. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.

El cambio no se realiza pidiendo permiso. El cambio se hace pidiendo disculpas después.

Here's the thing: the book that will most change your life is the book you write.

Marketing changed everything. Marketing created leverage. Marketing certainly changed the status quo. Most of all, marketing freed and energized the tribe.

The problem is obvious—if you spend all day hitting the ball back, you'll never end up serving.

Great bosses and world-class organizations hire motivated people, set high expectations, and give their people room to become remarkable. The