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> [When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less defensive and open to hearing what you have to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/when-you-re-trying-to-persuade-people-more-often-than-not-they-feel/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

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## More by Mark Goulston

> [The most influential people strive for genuine buy-in and commitment - they don't rely on compliance techniques that only secure short-term persuasion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/the-most-influential-people-strive-for-genuine-buy-in-and-commitment/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [When you know you haven't been connecting with, persuading, or getting through to someone, consciously pause before meeting them and say to yourself, 'During…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/when-you-know-you-haven-t-been-connecting-with-persuading-or-getting/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [Too often, founders make decisions before determining whether they are the right thing to do. These decisions often create chaos in their companies where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/too-often-founders-make-decisions-before-determining-whether-they-are/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [If fun puts a smile on your face, beauty and elegance put a smile in your heart and take your breath away. It's longer-lasting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/if-fun-puts-a-smile-on-your-face-beauty-and-elegance-put-a-smile-in/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [The crux is this: you can't be sincerely empathic towards and angry at someone at the same moment. In other words, you can't walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/the-crux-is-this-you-can-t-be-sincerely-empathic-towards-and-angry-at/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [As a general rule, when your child, or anyone in the work force, doesn't know what he/she wants to do, they should instead always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/as-a-general-rule-when-your-child-or-anyone-in-the-work-force-doesn-t/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [People act on what they want more often than what they need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/people-act-on-what-they-want-more-often-than-what-they-need/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [Presence is in the eye and ear and gut of the beholder. When you are totally present in a conversation or in a meeting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/presence-is-in-the-eye-and-ear-and-gut-of-the-beholder-when-you-are/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/when-you-re-trying-to-persuade-people-more-often-than-not-they-feel/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [One of the reasons it is so difficult to break a connection to something or someone you have imprinted on is that after you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/one-of-the-reasons-it-is-so-difficult-to-break-a-connection-to/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [Gen X entrepreneurs are frequently smart, tough, tenacious, and self-made. That said, to succeed in their companies, they often have sacrificed being emotionally involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/gen-x-entrepreneurs-are-frequently-smart-tough-tenacious-and-self/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [In my life, I think I have had more than two hundred significant breakthroughs that exponentially accelerated my life forward. However, each and every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/in-my-life-i-think-i-have-had-more-than-two-hundred-significant/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [Happy couples resist the temptation to go to bed at different times. They go to bed at the same time, even if one partner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/happy-couples-resist-the-temptation-to-go-to-bed-at-different-times/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [You can't create more jobs for an economy where the vast majority of people are hesitant and even afraid to spend and buy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/you-can-t-create-more-jobs-for-an-economy-where-the-vast-majority-of/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

> [President Reagan preached 'trickle down economics' but naively did not reckon on the fact that the wealthy would only care about getting more for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/president-reagan-preached-trickle-down-economics-but-naively-did-not/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

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