12 Quotes by Dave Gray

Like the blind men and the elephant, it’s often the case that people see the same thing, but they see it differently, and the argument over who is right and wrong distracts them from learning or doing anything productive with the situation they find themselves in. The obvious is not obvious. Even.

We construct our beliefs, mostly unconsciously, and thereafter they hold us captive. They can help us focus and make us more effective, but sadly, they also can limit us: they blind us to possibility and subject us to fog, fear, and doubt.

Leaders are not good because they are right, they are good because people follow them, and people follow those who are willing to listen and learn.

Most boundaries are convenient fictions.

Having a business meeting without artifacts and meaningful space is like meeting blindfolded with your hands behind your back. Yes, you can do it, but why would you want to?

If you give people facts without a story, they will explain it within their existing belief system. The best way to promote a new or different belief is not with facts, but with a story.

Customers, after all, are the one thing no business can do without. They are the key to every company’s survival.

Companies run on passion, and if you can’t find the passion in the work you’re doing today, then you’re in the wrong place.

When the world is constantly changing, the speed at which you can learn is the only thing that can give you a long-term, sustainable advantage.