Quotes by Keith Ferrazzi

I remind myself how people with a low propensity for success whose behavior is guided by fear, have a low propensity for success.

Flirting is the promise of sex with no guarantee. A successful brand, then, is the promise and guarantee of a mind shattering experience each and every time.

There are three things in this world that engender deep emotional bonds between people. They are health, wealth and children.

There is only one way to get anybody to do anything do you know what it is? This is far from a trivial question. Business is, after all, the ability to motivate a group of individuals to move an idea from concept to reality; to take a theory and make it a practice; to gain the buy-in of your employees and colleagues; to encourage others to execute your plans

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Ultimately, everyone has to ask himself or herself how theyre going to fail. We all do, you know, so lets get that out of the way. The choice isnt between success and failure; its between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.

We all have our own loves, insecurities, strengths, weaknesses, and unique capabilities. And we have to take those into account in figuring out where our talents and desires intersect. That intersection is what I call your blue flame -- where passion and ability come together. When that blue flame is ignited within a person, it is a powerful force in getting you where you want to be.

The Web is no longer just about the present-that crazy driver or this delicious meal. As we share messages, photos and updates, were building a data trail about our lives and histories online.We can now tell stories not just about what is happening today, but where weve been, what weve shared, and what might happen in the future.

His statement flew in the face of everything I knew. He thought of relationships as finite, like a pie that could only be cut into so many pieces. Take a piece away, and there was that much less for him. I knew, however, that relationships are more like muscles - the more you work them, the stronger they become.

Our careers arent paths so much as landscapes that are navigated.

Charm is simply a matter of being yourself. Your uniqueness is your power.

Organizations can’t change their culture unless individual employees change their behavior—and changing behavior is hard.