Social media can be both a boon and a bane. The way you use social media determines what it is for you. You can spend your energy on arguments and trolling people not aligned with your views, or you can spend it to learn and broaden your perspective.
I use social media to learn from the best minds and thinkers in this world. I use it to learn from the diverse perspectives, new ideas, and the world’s best thoughts and thinkers are now accessible to me.
Vala Afshar is one such thinker and leader I follow on Twitter. Here’s one such quote containing personal lessons and advice that he tweeted.
Vala Afshar Quotes
As I got older, I realized:
1. Lost money can be found; lost time is lost forever2. Learning to learn, and changing yourself is a superpower
3. You are not your job
4. Networking is about giving
5. Best teacher is your last mistake
6. Good manners as important as good education
7. Do not take your health for granted
8. Be a better friend and value relationships
9. If you are waiting for a title to lead, you are not ready to lead
10. A sponsor is more important than a mentor
11. A good story is soulful with sprinkling of data
12. Stop worrying about what others think of you
13. If you want an easier life, work on harder problems
14. Best teachers are life long students
15. Imposter syndrome is real
16. Fight against a sense of entitlement
17. Half the battle is showing up
18. Love and cherish your parents by giving them your time
19. Success is not accidental
20. The best views are there for those who love the climb
21. Lucky people work harder
22. Takers may end up with more, but givers sleep better at night
23. Memorizing is not learning
24. It is okay to look back, just don’t stare
25. Knowing is not acting
26. Straight roads do not make great drivers
27. Good listeners hear the unsaid
28. Be the person that you want to follow
29. Do not limit your contribution to a job description
30. Customer service is not a department
31. In the long run, the optimists do more
32. Never ruin an apology with excuses
@ValaAfshar on Twitter
Books by Vala Afshar
Vala Afshar’s book co-authored with Brad Martin is about building a successful social business.
By reading the Pursuit of Social Business Excellence you will be able to 1) identify foundational success elements of a social business;
2) follow a prioritized and guided step by step transformation process;
3) measure progress and identify self-reinforcing confirmation points.
4) increase top line revenue, profit, employee retention and customer loyalty.
Source: Amazon
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