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Henry Cloud Quotes about Giving

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Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Henry Cloud
Pain, Giving, Consequence
Henry Cloud, John Townsend (2009). “Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, How to Say No”, p.57, Harper Collins

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

Henry Cloud
Taken, People, Giving

If you continue to blame other people for “making” you feel guilty, they still have power over you, and you are saying that you will only feel good when they stop doing that. You are giving them control over your life. Stop blaming other people.

Henry Cloud
People, Giving, Feel Good
Henry Cloud, John Townsend (2008). “Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No”, p.275, Zondervan

Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as "Taking," you are not getting it.

Henry Cloud
Giving, Dating, Give And Take
Henry Cloud (2005). “How to Get a Date Worth Keeping: Be Dating in Six Months Or Your Money Back”, p.37, Zondervan

That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the "who" you are as much as the "what" of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.

Henry Cloud
Character, Giving, Return

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