Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they're all a projection of you.
At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it.
I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.
The payouts for starting a business are just terrible when you account for risk. A tiny minority of entrepreneurs ever get rich. And the majority of entrepreneurs would probably make far more money, and have more stable personal relationships, if they just worked for someone else.
Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.
With me, personal relationships are like my religion. I care that deeply about them. I am the complete opposite of a manipulative smoothie.
To establish personal relationships with the people you work with is stupid, because you never know when the winds will change. I try not to get too close to people.
I love working with a stylist but I also love having personal relationships with designers. A stylist is great for pulling together an entire outfit, accessories included, and for shaking me out of my comfort zone.
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.