Mastering the Art of Effective Communication with Hugh Downs - I Love Marketing With Joe Polish And Dean Jackson Episode #207

• What Makes a Good Communicator: Establishing a rapport with another human being in a way that is honest and as powerful as you can make it.
• Change Is Not Always Good: “Competition got so fierce that in order to get better ratings, and better circulation for print, you had to lean toward going toward that arena audience that tunes in for blood and dirt.”
• Too Much: So much info is available on the internet that if a person gravitates only toward that ideology or the source that he wants to believe in, then he misses out on the balancing perspective.
• It’s important to keep active mentally. “I admire people who are single-purposed, but that makes them more vulnerable.”
• Longevity Tips: You can mitigate hazards. You can influence your longevity and your comfort by habits that you clean up.
• On Capitalism: “Free enterprise is still the best way, but a proper regulation of free enterprise.”
• On Hate: You don’t have to hate anybody. You may deplore and hate something they’ve done that is wrong, but you don’t hate the person. “Hate is a weapon we wield by the blade.” You just hurt yourself if you hate.
• The Secrets to Marital Longevity: Determine to stay together. Learn to ventilate irritation without rancor. Laughing together is very important.
• Business Advice: Make sure that if you’re an honestly-run business, that the public knows that you’re an honestly-run business. Do not lose patience, because some things take time.