Skills Quotes Quotes & Sayings

Not bad"? Are you kidding me? He looks like that and his kissing skills are "not bad"? You're killing me here. — Kristina Adams

It's not about who you think you know, but about who actually knows you. — Akilnathan Logeswaran

So, a crash course for the amnesiac," Leo said, in a helpful tone that made Jason think this was not going to be helpful. "We go to the 'Wilderness School'" - Leo made air quotes with his fingers. "Which means we're 'bad kids.' Your family, or the court, or whoever, decided you were too much trouble, so they shipped you off to this lovely prison - sorry, 'boarding school' - in Armpit, Nevada, where you learn valuable nature skills like running ten miles a day through the cacti and weaving daisies into hats! And for a special treat we go on 'educational' field trips with Coach Hedge, who keeps order with a baseball bat. — Rick Riordan

Determining when not to overestimate and when not to underestimate is a crucial skill that is not easily acquired. But it's unspeakably important to be able to know when not to underestimate, for example, another person's affections towards you; but then also when not to overestimate the same thing. If only we could all have radar that could tune into these two measures of living, we'd name it something like "humameter" or "give-a-shit-o-meter." Either way, unnamed or named, I've learned that this is among the most important skills accomplishable by mankind. Insecurities should not be allowed to dictate how we determine the amount of value another person has placed on us; fears should not be let in to tell us how much or how little of worth we have in someone else's eyes. — C. JoyBell C.

In army they say "Shoot to Kill" and in Sales "Pitch to Sell". — Honeya

It's very important to choose our words very carefully because miscommunication leads to misunderstanding, which rarely leads to anything good. — Charles F. Glassman

In these story telling moments we equip our children, with crucial solution tools for life. To deprive them of these necessary teachable moments is like denying a carpenter the tools of his trade. — Drexel Deal

Earn the Right - Ensure you put this chunk of Sales Tetris in place first and all the other pieces just take their own positions naturally. — Chris Murray

Selling and teaching demand that you develop your intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills. You must be able to communicate with yourself as well as with others in a way that makes them buy your offering or benefit from the knowledge you want to impart. — Archibald Marwizi

Every effective person must be able to sell and teach, whether in private or to a group in public. This applies equally to skills and talents as it does to products and services. — Archibald Marwizi

When it comes to peace, we need to facilitate peace-makers' personal engagement and their genuine desire to bridge the gap between advocacy knowledge and skills necessary to differentiate between theory and practice in the field of conflict management. — Widad Akreyi

One of the greatest ways you can affirm value in another person is by giving them the gift of your undivided attention, the kind of attention that says, "I hear what you are saying because I value who you are." You don't have to agree with someone to show them their value as a person. Listening demonstrates that any person you meet is worthy of your respect and attention. — Joe Jordan

It is the skills that you have acquired through difficulties that will give you the desired result. — Sunday Adelaja

It's noble to be skilled, but ultimately people pay for solutions your skills can provide not the skills you possess — Bernard Kelvin Clive

Why do customers (and that includes you and me) find it so difficult to recall more than a couple of occasions when they felt that they were treated exceptionally by the salespeople who dealt with them? — Chris Murray

Just do what you were going to do, before you said you were going to do it. — Delma Pryce

If customers don't trust you to help them at the beginning of the sales process, they certainly won't trust you with their money at the end of it. — Chris Murray

One who is hungry for growth, doesn't requires motivation and training.. He just needs an opportunity ... — Honeya

No matter how talented you think you are there is always someone better. You can learn from them and hone your skills, or challenge them and reveal your weakness. You get farther in life if you know when to stay in your lane. Try to out run a master in pursuit of success, and you will remain a slave bound by failure. — Carlos Wallace

There are some who are born with talents and there are some who develop them in the form of skills. I am a part of the latter." - Neetu Sugandh! — Neetu Sugandh

Some people choose to lead, others to follow. Success is not primarily a matter of circumstances or native talent or even intelligence - it is a choice. Your beliefs, passion, values, enthusiasm, relationships, interpersonal skills and how they are blended, will move you further ahead towards success. — Archibald Marwizi

Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation — Rasheed Ogunlaru

so many sounds do come close to our ears each moment. What we allow into our mind and how we interpret what we listen to is what propels our thought and actions — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

The traits that bother you in other people are the Coping Skills they developed automatically, as a result of their life experience. — Odille Rault

If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence or self-assurance, it is a deep-seated belief that you have what it takes; the abilities, inner resources, talents and skills to create your desired results. — Auliq Ice

All men are created equal.' That doesn't mean we are born into equal circumstances, or have the same skills. What we do have in common, though, is the ability to apply ourselves to achieving that which we desire. Each of us has the capacity to dream big, to assess and accept the aspects of our reality that are standing in our way, learn from them, overcome them and succeed. — Justin Young

As an artist, my talents are not mine alone to just keep. My creations have to touch lives, spread love and let my skills be used only in good things but should be selfless not through selfish motives. In this manner, I am giving the gift back to my Master Creator. - Elizabeth's Quotes — Elizabeth E. Castillo

In many instances, the words "sell" and "influence" are completely interchangeable. — Chris Murray

Many of us learned to repress our creativity. We were told it was secondary to more important skills. The good news is that many of us have untapped gifts just waiting to be expressed. You owe it to yourself to uncover and express your gifts — Renae A. Sauter

The skills available to us through mindfulness make it possible to bring love to our connections with others. — Sharon Salzberg

Executing the solution means gaining customer commitment and delivering on your promises — Chris Murray

Five rules to follow to be a great leader:
1. Be curious.
2. Serve others.
3. Be purpose oriented.
4. Be adaptive.
5. Be positive. — Debasish Mridha

All of us have hidden skills keep searching for yours — Mohammed Sekouty

How satisfying will it be to know that no matter what happens to your relationship and no matter where or with whom he ends up in his life that you taught him everything he knows ... ? Catty? Maybe, but that's a fun thought. — Roberto Hogue

The Story Is Always There

Sometimes you don't need to talk to someone to see how they feel. You don't need to ask about their story. Some people have it written on their faces and you just have to take the time to read. — Delma Pryce

A genuine teacher does not seek to impress you with their greatness, but instead to impress upon you that you possess the skills to discover your own. — Charles F. Glassman

Identify and replace any limiting deep-rooted beliefs that are like a solid mental prison, including thoughts like, 'I'm not worthy,' 'I can't do this,' 'I'm too old to start,' 'I don't have the qualification or skills to become a better person,' 'I'm always the unlucky one,' 'I have nothing to give/say or contribute — Archibald Marwizi

The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand.
We listen to reply. — Stephen R. Covey

So let me get this straight," she made finger quotes in the air, "Doctor Jeffery Scott is looking for a butt ugly woman with zero personality, no skills, and no goals, right?"
She leaned forward. "Do those even exist anymore?"
"Not that I know of. I think he hates the competition. He may have to start cruising the feed stores and bait shops to find some babe with overalls and a crew cut. That might suit him. — Dee Burks

Same eyes, different perception.
Same ears, different judgement.
Same hands, different skills.
Same feet, different destinations.
Same minds, different reasoning.
Same hearts, different feelings.
Same souls, different actions.
Same lives, different experiences. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Great selling involves helping people to make great buying decisions. — Chris Murray

When you are networking you are doing more than just marketing your business; you are marketing yourself. — Timothy M. Houston

Yes I have done it all. Tested the shallow waters, swam through the dangerous tides, met strangers, seen friends turn strangers, taken risks to achieve my goals, persevered to out do myself each time, rose high, fell hard, learned to climb, learned to dream and in dreaming learned to relate to reality.
I have earned respect, achieved things very young, believed in my potential, questioned it too but through it all I have never stopped to aspire. I am a human and I must adapt to the changing seasons, learn new skills and master them all.
Now as I stand and look up, I see a heap of laurels yet to achieve and chest of mysteries yet to resolve. I am not one in the crowd. I'll forever be the one whom they could never be — Adhish Mazumder

Good communication may not make a risky deal safe, but poor communication may sell benefits of a good deal. — Dianna Booher

One day, Billy sat home
after work and prayed,
'Why oh why did you create me
this way?

The lion looked at Billy and answered,
'first, you must love yourself. Be proud of yourself and jnow you are just as perfect as me.'

'Do not climb over others to reach your height. The more gentle you are, the more others will lift you up.'
Billy like this answer and thanked the giraffe.

'You are as big and as strong as me. Your job in the dungs is not easy. You have your own unique skills. Be in service and help others.'
Billy liked this answer and thanked the elephant. — Elise Icten

A profession that completely matches your talent, aspirations and skills is the best profession you can choose. — Eraldo Banovac

A student who has no study skills is like a person with a driving license but can't drive. — Respicius Rwehumbiza

Every single aspect of what we do at work comes down to people and managing people, selling to people, working with people or making them do what you want them to do. — Abhishek Ratna

Mentoring is passion for skills and knowledge-transfer to young people — Lailah Gifty Akita

Skills and proficiency is the greatest miracle that a man needs. — Sunday Adelaja

The job market, however, proved distressingly uncooperative. All of the local barista positions had been filled by more enterprising philosophy majors, and Arthur lacked the skills to do much beyond make a cup of coffee. — J. Zachary Pike

Solving the problem means helping the customer to understand why you're the best person for the job — Chris Murray

Allow not, the shallow intentions or vile aspirations of others to taint your heart; Love always. - With an abundance of positivity you will counter the negative, always. — Tiffany Luard

Your LinkedIn profile must include keywords for specific skills that match your desired job. — Melanie Pinola

The strongest principle of personal development is every person's ability to make conscious decisions how to act and determine what purpose he or she attempts to fulfill. People with a fixed mindset believe that their basic personal qualities such as intelligence, talent, and other skills are traits that are predetermined or fixed and they ignore opportunities for personal development. A person's growth mindset represents a belief that there are certain basic qualities that a person can cultivate through applied effort, if they exhibit a passion for learning, a resolute willingness to stretch their personality, and through fortitude make personal improvement despite experiencing initial hardships. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Your best efforts bring about your best results.
Your greatest skills bring about your greatest results. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Beware of will power. It damages your giving-up skills. — Vikrmn

Some people aim at nothing in life and hit it with amazing accuracy. — Aman Jassal

The ability to close sales effectively has never been confined to the last few moments of the conversation. — Chris Murray

Many business people end up being relationship rich, and referral poor. — Timothy M. Houston

Benchmark against the top performing movers and shakers in your game. What are the skills required to achieve excellence in your area of specialty as a leader? How are you managing your vision and mission? Do you demonstrate a life lived with clear goals and targets? How are you providing direction, influence and developing others to lead? What is the evidence of the good leadership of your team? — Archibald Marwizi

The human mind has a tendency to observe unsystematic events and assign a pattern to the results. A habitual risk-taker reorganizes the stream of random events and retrospectively attributes the outcome of indiscriminate trials to their own gambling "strategies." We often hear people say that they are lucky or unlucky, when in actuality they can claim no ownership in the occurrence of chaotic outcomes. A false sense of the existence of luck can cause people to discount the value of their actual effort, skill, and training. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Skills and special abilities will only grow if you practice more. You become a star-performer by doing. Let performance and production of desired results become a consistent habit associated with your personal brand. — Archibald Marwizi

Making something is Hard
Making something you don't even CARE ABOUT is
EVEN HARDER . — JON WESTENBERG

The commitment gap is the massive distance between "yes" and "maybe — Chris Murray

When recruiters, co-workers, old classmates, and other people Google your name and click on a link to you on LinkedIn, your profile page is what they will see. They'll learn about your work history, education, skills, interests, reputation, and other details you provide. It's like your own 'Who's Who' entry on LinkedIn. — Melanie Pinola

Turn off the radio, TV, DVD, iPod, computer and cell phone. Then, listen. — Gina Greenlee

Referrals are the privilege of the opportunity given to you by someone else to potentially do business with someone who wants, needs or desires the products or services you offer — Timothy M. Houston

People tend to spend so much time focusing on what they feel they can't do, rather examining the true potential of what they can. — Mark W. Boyer

Hone your writing skills as if they were your finest weapons of war. For in the literary arena, your pen will truly be your sword. — Max Hawthorne

Good decisions can turn into disasters when communicated poorly. — Dianna Booher

We're all somebody's prospect; we're all somebody's customer. — Chris Murray

Everybody sells something to somebody every day, whether it's a product, a service or just a case of making sure that they get their own way. — Chris Murray

Often times it isn't the quality of your candidates, it's the quality of your interview. — Mark W. Boyer

Make sure you work at a place which gives you opportunities to learn, travel, explore, interact with intellectuals and new work skills. — Abhishek Ratna

Each person must implement their preferred problem solving method to address existential questions pertaining to life and death, living and loving, working and playing, resting and restructuring. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The code-of-ethics playlist:
o Treat your colleagues, family, and friends with respect, dignity, fairness, and courtesy.
o Pride yourself in the diversity of your experience and know that you have a lot to offer.
o Commit to creating and supporting a world that is free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
o Have balance in your life and help others to do the same.
o Invest in yourself, achieve ongoing enhancement of your skills, and continually upgrade your abilities.
o Be approachable, listen carefully, and look people directly in the eyes when speaking.
o Be involved, know what is expected from you, and let others know what is expected from them.
o Recognize and acknowledge achievement.
o Celebrate, relive, and communicate your successes on an ongoing basis. — Lorii Myers

Note to myself - It is time for me to start taking my guitar lessons. One of my neighbor's singing and guitar strumming skills are so cool that I can't stop marveling at the music wafting around here. — Avijeet Das

In business presentations, positive impressions can help make a sale or win over an audience. — Ian Lamont

Your life is not a result of your potential, skills or desires,
but of your consistent expectations and actions, which largely flow from your values and beliefs. — Christopher Babson

Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering. — Sharon Salzberg

Positioning yourself and effective branding should not be left to sports and movie stars. Your need a personal coach, manager or mentor otherwise your expertise, skills or talent will not go far. You might have what it takes but sometimes you lack strategy and some finer elements. — Archibald Marwizi

Focusing on Earning the Right will have an incredible effect on the success of every single sales call that you will make from this day on. — Chris Murray

A powerful leader, like a conductor, need not say a word for his message to be communicated. — Orly Wahba

Earning the Right is a commitment to be the sales professional that your customer really needs — Chris Murray

Communication is really a two-way process with listenining being as important as speaking. Enhancing one's listening skills is therefore as important as enhancing one's speaking skills. — Vishwas Chavan

Each of us have been born with the potential for greatness. We are equals. That doesn't mean we are born into equal circumstances, or have equal skills. What we do have in common, though, is the ability to apply ourselves to achieving that which we desire. — Justin Young

They think the recipe for a 'home-maker' is- a woman who isn't smart enough, lacks skills and above all isn't ambitious enough! Well she is every bit as smart as the woman who puts on a suit to go to work in a man's world to prove- times have changed! She is every bit as intelligent! — Mrinalini Mitra

I believe in solving social ills with business skills. — Richie Norton

Any idiot can point out a problem. So, bosses do. — Gerry Geek

When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict."
-The Power Of Curiosity: How To Have Real Conversations That Create Collaboration, Innovation and Understanding — Kirsten Siggins

The only people for me are the ones who spill things, the ones who drop their cups sometimes, the ones who get dirty hands and messy hair, the ones who can go barefoot if they feel like it, the people who forget things, and can laugh at themselves every day ... — C. JoyBell C.

A true friend knows when to give advice and when to just listen.
"stuff I think about" book by Sondra Faye — Sondra Faye

Communication is the key and saying your words with kindness is the way to go. — Pamela Cummins

Skills do not qualify or disqualify any of us from our purpose. — Ricky Maye

Leaders are passionate learners. Leaders are always seeking ways to improve themselves by sharpening their skills. They fully embrace the fact that growing leaders lead growing organizations. — Gary Rohrmayer

Asking the appropriate questions means understanding exactly what your customer is trying to achieve — Chris Murray