← Quora archive  ·  2011 Mar 31, 2011 07:38 PM PDT

Question

Why do conversations with influencers matter?

Answer

Yoda's 25 Laws of Influence

  1. A Force that you are immersed in, influence is.
  2. Disappear the Force does, if not exercised regularly it is.
  3. Strengthened for all, the Force is, if seal a deal any two people within it do.
  4. Weakened for all, the Force is, when take a cut without adding value, somebody does.
  5. Strengthened for all, the Force is, when left on the table, the transaction costs are
  6. Weakened for all, the Force is, if balanced down to zero, every transaction is
  7. Bountiful for you, the opportunities are, if catalyst for others you become
  8. Flatulent the Force is, if only opportunities with no closures within it circulate
  9. Access influence you will, if exercise influence for others you do
  10. Strengthen, the field does, if turned into circulating whuffie, the debts are
  11. Weaken, the field does, if ever cashed out in dollars, the whuffie is
  12. Strengthen, the field does, if Web of interdependence you accept
  13. Weaken, the field does, if pursue freedom from debt you do
  14. Between conversations that start and conversations that end, maintained a balance must be
  15. A hundred to one, the ratio of this balance must be
  16. Weaken and bubble, the Force does, if bounced around an echo chamber it is
  17. Truthful and not Beholden to Mutual Admiration the Force must be
  18. Weaken and turn Dark, the Force does, if contained only within an inner circle it is
  19. Stupid the Force turns, if based on social proof it becomes
  20. Inane the Force becomes, if mavens, connectors and salesmen you seek
  21. Transactional, the Force becomes, if treat it like a bank you do
  22. Zero-sum, the Force becomes, if neither lead, nor follow, you can
  23. Zero-sum, the Force becomes, if always lead or always follow, you must
  24. Non-zero-sum the Force becomes, if both lead and follow, you can
  25. Bored of this horrible grammar, fake-Yoda now is.