WPMU DEV's premiere WordPress blog - WPMU.org. 14 Very Effective Communication Skills. According to numerous surveys, approximately 85% percent of our success in life is directly attributable to our communication and relationship building skills.
That means that no matter how ambitious someone is or how much they overcome their fears or how high their level of education, they’ll still have a low probability of going far in life without effective communication with skills needed to really connect with people. And when I say connect with people, I don’t mean the ones that you naturally connect with from time to time. Insanity…you might be doing it right. The above quote is by far one of my favorite quotes of all time.
It is applicable to so much in life. Most people when they hear the word insanity think of a shrink, or a half-way house where people are out of their minds. Although most cannot see the simple application of the insanity that is so cleverly defined by Einstein above.