Leadership Conference by Toby Puuri

This past weekend I spent time in Denver, Colorado learning from some of the most successful and wealthy families in America at an event called Spring Leadership. Every year, 20 different business owners congregate in front of thousands of attendees in four major U.S. cities to share their experiences to help motivate and encourage people like myself.

One of the main events was a speech by John C. Maxwell who is a very well-know person in the leadership world. He has written 57 books on leadership and 10 of them have been on the New York Times Best Seller list. John spoke on how to connect with people and shared some tips from his new book Everyone Communicates, Few Connect. One of the most profound things that he shared was that connecting is not about what you say. John shared that only 7% of people are influenced by what you say, 38% are influenced by how you say things, and 55% of people are influence by how you connect visually. So body language and the tone of your voice are more important than what you say!

Although the event was all about teaching and motivation for a business concept that I am involved with, there was some lessons on success that all people can learn from. One of the speakers shared the three things that you have to have in order to be successful and they are:

1. You have to have a big dream or goal
2. You have to have a great work ethic
3. You have to have a great attitude