Social Media Quotations from Success Using Social Media

Quotes from
Success Using
Social Media
Good quotes inspire, challenge, engage, excite,
entertain and educate. But most of all, they
make us THINK.
All I want to do is to make you Think.
Teddy Burriss
TLBurriss@teddyburriss.com
(336) 283-6121

Teddy Burriss
LinkedIn Consultant, Coach and Trainer, Teddy Burriss, has been using social media
tools for many years and is known as the guru of social media. Teddy teaches
LinkedIn best practices and procedures across the US and abroad.
You can learn more about Teddy Burriss online via about.me

Backstory
Why am I sharing these quotations?
I wrote these quotes as I was
finishing up my second book,
“Success Using Social Media.”
Each quotation is related to a very
specific philosophy behind the use
of social media. I strive to practice
this philosophy every day when I
am using Social Media.
I am sharing these quotations
because they are a great value to
me in everything I do online and I
want to offer the same value to
others.
Since you are reading this, I hope
that you too can benefit from these
quotations.

Quote #1
“I use social media to build relationships.”
~ @TLBurriss
In life, real success begins when you build relationships. Use
social media to promote the exchange of real ideas, and participate
in conversation in an authentic way.
“We are afraid to care too
much, for fear that the other
person does not care at all.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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Quotes from the book, Success Using Social Media, by Teddy Burriss

Quote #2
The ability to connect and develop mutually beneficial
relationships across multiple social media platforms increases the
opportunity to truly get to know your network.
“I will use any and all social media platforms
to connect and build relationships for life,
career, family and community.”
~ @TLBurriss
“I have a very poor record at
multiple choice questions."
~ John Irving

Quote #3
“Never do, say, or engage in social media in
a way you don't want to be seen, heard, or
perceived in life.”
~ @ TLBurriss
“We don't want to turn the
safety net into a hammock that
lulls able-bodied people into
complacency and dependence.”
~ Paul Ryan
This is my safety net. If I remember nothing else in life, I have to
remember this.

Quote #4
“Social media are tools for us to talk with
anyone we want, anytime we want, and
about anything we want.”
~ @TLBurriss
Once again, social media are places for having conversations. Sort
of like at the park, in a car, at the beach, at the bar, at the kitchen
table or in church. Remember, places to have conversations!
“If you talk to most athletes, the
place you're most comfortable is
your playing field. I'm not so
comfortable at a podium or
talking about events."
~ Bobby Orr

Quote #5
“If we cannot end our
differences, at least we can help
make the world safe for
diversity.” ~ John F. Kennedy
“Social media expands our reach into new
industries, communities, regions and worlds.
It creates opportunities to meet new people we
can help and who can help us.”
~ @TLBurriss
Another important task in life is to connect with people who are
different than us in lots of different ways. You never know what
you ideas you’ll discover or interesting people you’ll meet.

Quote #6
“If we use social media as a new business card
collection system, we will fail miserably in
business, career and community.”
~ @TLBurriss
Do yourself and your network a big favor. Do not just make
connections on social media. Get involved, share and engage in
meaningful & relevant conversations with your network.
“My idea of a good night has
always been having a lovely meal
and a proper conversation."
~ Kirsty Gallacher

Quote #7
“Success occurs when you give to others first,
focus on your goal and never stop striving to
achieve.”
~ @TLBurriss
Many, including myself, prove daily that when we lead by giving,
we are more likely to receive and to succeed in life, career, business
and community.
“Where there is charity and
wisdom, there is neither fear
nor ignorance.”
~ Francis of Assisi

Quote #8
“Three things cannot be long
hidden: the sun, the moon, and
the truth.” ~ Buddha
“TRUHE: Transparent, Relevant, Useful,
Honest and Engaging, is a fundamental
guideline for life and social media.”
~ @TLBurriss
I love this quotation. Think about it for a moment. If everything
we do in life, as well as on social media, is TRUHE, we will be
trusted and respected even more. That’s the only way to find your
niche and grow your brand value.

Are you getting an idea of how it
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Quote #9
“The foundation stones for a
balanced success are honesty,
character, integrity, faith, love
and loyalty.” ~ Zig Ziglar
“Honesty is an important trait in life. It's also
a requirement when using social media.”
~ @TLBurriss
Be less than honest in life as well as when using social media, and
your network will distrust you. This is #Failure no matter what
anyone says.

Quote #10
“It is impossible to work in
information technology
without also engaging in social
engineering.” ~ Jaron Lanier
“Being engaging, educational, entertaining
or exciting is a powerful way to build
relationships.”
~ @TLBurriss
The content you create and share on social media should not be
boring. It must be of interest to your network. Engage your
audience on subjects that interest you and them. Get real!

Quote #11
“Success is finding satisfaction
in giving a little more than you
take.” ~ Christopher Reeves
“Giving is a powerful way to create
relationships.”
~ @TLBurriss
Giving is a good thing in life. When we lead with GIVE, we create
a greater opportunity to create meaningful relationships, even on
social media.

Quote #12
“All good is hard. All evil is
easy. Dying, losing, cheating,
and mediocrity is easy. Stay
away from easy.”
~ Scott Alexander
“When the social media conversation is about
dinosaurs, stick to dinosaurs. Try to change
the direction of the thread and we will exile
you from our conversation.”
~ @TLBurriss
Just like IRL (in real life) conversation, don’t change the subject
unless you have permission to do so and don’t censure your
audience. This can be considered rude and disrespectful to your
network.

Quote #13
“The people to fear are not those
who disagree with you, but
those who disagree with you
and are too cowardly to let you
know.” ~ Napolean Bonaparte
“Collaboration does not necessarily mean
agreement.”
~ @TLBurriss
It’s okay to disagree with your network when you are collaborating
in a conversation. Disagreements are imperative to growth and
learning. However, be prepared to respectfully present ‘empirical
data’ when you do disagree.

Quote #14
“I’ve always just tried to treat
people with respect, build
relationships with players and
coaches…build a trust.”
~ Chuck Pagano
“A connection does not make a relationship.
Relationships occur when you engage with
your connections.”
~ @ TLBurriss
When you misunderstand this you can #FAIL using social media.
Make a connection and nurture it into a relationship before you
move to the next step, what ever that is.

Quote #15
“There’s a snake lurking in
the grass.” ~ Virgil
“Social media is a great place to connect with
people of all types; don't limit our connections
to only people who can buy our widgets or are
just like us.”
~ @TLBurriss
If we only connect with people who will buy our stuff, we’ll be rather
lonely. Use social media to grow your network, not just to try to sell
your stuff.

Quote #16
“Live as if you were to die
tomorrow. Learn as if you were
to live forever.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Cramming is a vital social media activity
used to improve our professional and
personal selves. When we ignore the
knowledge available to us on social media,
we diminish social media’s value.”
~ @TLBurriss
Don’t use social media just to connect and engage. Use social
media to learn, study, research, grow, develop and become a better
person.

Quote #17
“A wise man can learn more from
a foolish question than a fool can
learn from a wise answer.”
~ Bruce Lee
“When you contribute, collaborate, connect,
cram and create on social media, you
produce value and opportunities.”
~ @TLBurriss
The real benefits of social media become apparent when you
perform all of these actions. You don’t need to do this all at once,
just do it when you can.

Quote #18
“The more social media we
have, the more we think we’re
connecting. Yet we are really
disconnecting from each
other.” ~ JR
“Networking is finding, developing, and
nurturing relationships that mutually move
people forward through life.“
~ @TLBurriss
This is the core edict of everything I do when using Social Media.
There is nothing in this quote related to selling. Selling happens
much after your build a mutually beneficial relationship.

Quote #19
“Self-centered leaders manipulate
when they move people for
personal benefit. Mature leaders
motivate by moving people for
mutual benefit.” ~ John C. Maxwell
“Networking for Mutual Benefit is a
requirement for success.”
~ @TLBurriss
Ilearned a long time ago that if I network any other way, the
results are less rewarding. Network for mutual benefit in real life
and when using social media!

Quote #20
“Coming together is a
beginning; keeping together is
progress; working together is
success.” ~ Henry Ford
“Everything we do on social media must be
TRUHE. If not, people will begin to ignore
us.”
~ @TLBurriss
Failure occurs when we fail to do it correctly. This applies to our
activities on social media as well. See Quote # 8 to remind yourself
what TRUHE is.

Quote #21
“Live life to the fullest and focus
on the positive.” ~ Matt Cameron
“To get the greatest value out of social media,
we must execute the 5 Cs of Contribute,
Collaborate, Connect, Cram and Create.”
~ @TLBurriss
The 5Cs are focused on your network. Focusing on them is how
we create success using Social Media.

Quote #22
“There is no respect for others
without humility in one’s self.”
~ Henri Frederic Amiel
“We must always have trust, respect, and
compassion for our connections. Otherwise,
they won't want to have trust, respect and
compassion for us.”
~ @TLBurriss
When we start by trusting, respecting and caring for our network,
they will be more likely to reciprocate. Skip this step and they are
less likely to care for us.

Quote #23
“Selfish persons are incapable of
loving others, but they are not
capable of loving themselves
either.” ~ Erich Fromm
“If everything we do is all about us, then
success is less likely to occur. Make life
mutually beneficial and life will be far more
rewarding.”
~ @TLBurriss
This is just another way of saying, “Don’t be so dang selfish.” Who
else told you this, maybe when you were younger?

Quote #24
“Kindness in words creates
confidence. Kindness in thinking
creates profoundness. Kindness
in giving creates love.”
~ Lao Tau
“Giving is a powerful way to build
relationship, whether in real life or through
social media.”
~ @TLBurriss
Ishare this multiple times because it’s very important. When we
forget this and lean back to wanting, we are more likely to fail
using social media.

Quote #25
“Happiness… consists in giving,
and in serving others.”
~ Henry Drummond
“A connection does not make a relationship.
Relationships occur when we help others.”
~ @TLBurriss
Another important point said in a slightly different way. Develop
meaningful relationships by helping your network. The rewards
are much greater.

Quote #26
“If I were two-faced, would I
be wearing this one?”
~ Abraham Lincoln
“Never contradict who we are or what we
stand for when using social media.”
~ @TLBurriss
Be true to yourself and never waffle about who you are or what
you stand for. No one’s interested in building a meaningful
relationship with someone who is two-faced.

Quote #27
“All life is an experiment. The
more experiments you make the
better.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Experience and Experiment without giving up;
this is the best way to discover how social media
can benefit us and our companies.”
~ @TLBurriss
Ask anyone who is successful in life. They’d say it’s all about the
practice, the experimenting, the experience. Even hiring a fantastic
trainer/coach like me, it won’t work if you are not willing to
experience/experiment.

Quote #28
“I want to be very close to
someone I respect and admire
and have somebody who feels
the same way about me.”
~ Richard Bach
“A connection does not make a relationship. A
relationship is needed for rewarding business
to occur. Make connections, develop
relationship, create business opportunities.”
~ @TLBurriss
Yes, I am saying this again. Connections must develop into
meaningful relationships in order to create real business
opportunities and resonate value. We must work on this!

Quote #29
“Social media contains a wealth of
information. We need to pay attention to the
important stuff.”
~ @TLBurriss
Not only is there a wealth of valuable information on Social
Media, there is also lots of Crap. Figure out what is Crap and what
is Valuable. Pay Attention to the stuff that provides value to you.
“Good news is rare these days,
and every glittering ounce of it
should be cherished and hoarded
and worshipped and fondled like
a priceless diamond.”
~ Hunter S. Thompson

Quote #30
“We can reduce our fear and mitigate the
risk of using social media if we follow the
principles and ideas this book shares.”
~ @TLBurriss
Success using Social media occurs if you listen to smart people
and follow their advice. This is how I became known and trusted as
a Social Media Guru.
Listen, Learn, Adapt, Execute, Repeat the best practices that create
real value in life, career & business.
“An expert is a man who has
made all the mistakes which can
be made, in a narrow field."
~ Niels Bohr

The quotes and the core philosophy of ‘Networking for
Mutual Benefit’ can be found in these books:

If you’re interested in
improving your lead
generation processes, and
believe that LinkedIn could
be a benefit to you, let’s find a
time to talk.
Not only do I have lots of
powerful edicts and quotes to
guide me and my readers, I
also deliver one-on-one and
training. Let’s connect.
LinkedIn Coaching
(336) 283-6121
TLBurriss@teddyburriss.com
Thanks Aparna Das for the ebook format help

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