Our relations seemed poor to me, and I wasn't surprised that the US intelligence picture in the Horn of Africa was weak. Much of what I read consisted of recycled news headlines repackaged as intelligence. Real, valuable intelligence only came from real people, yet we hadn't done much to meet and work with the people. Eric Greitens
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  2. Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. - Roy T. Bennett
  3. Don't JustDon't just learn, experience. Don't just read, absorb. Don't just change, transform. Don't just relate, advocate. Don't just promise, prove. Don't just criticize, encourage. Don't just think, ponder. Don't just take, give. Don't just see, feel. Don’t just dream, do. Don't just hear, listen.... - Roy T. Bennett
  4. 7 Effective Ways to Make Others Feel Important 1. Use their name.2. Express sincere gratitude.3. Do more listening than talking.4. Talk more about them than about you.5. Be authentically interested.6. Be sincere in your praise.7. Show you care. - Roy T. Bennett
  5. The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel. - Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By Eric Greitens
  1. Warriors are warriors not because of their strengh, but because of their ability strengh to good purpose
  2. Across the globe, even in the world's "worst places, " people found ways to turn pain into wisdom and suffering into strength. They made their own actions, their very lives, into a memorial that honored the people they had lost.
  3. The world needs many more humanitarians than it needs warriors, but there can be none of the former without enough of the latter.
  4. I thought buying at the local market would be an excellent way to build positive relationships with the local villagers.
  5. Take care of your people" is one of the principle lessons of military leadership. If we take care of our people on deployment, why should that change when we come home?
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