“...I was not born with enough fuel. My anger
often melts into sadness, it will just
disintegrate into shame or fear, my
clenched teeth release into chatter.
But you have found the right mix of
arrogance and alcohol. Place your hands
on me one more time, then again, exhale
the cigarette into my eyes, tell me again
how I’m just not understanding the point,
remind me how you are an expert, touch
my knee, my thigh, my lower back, ignore
me twice, three times, continue talking over
me with the man to my right. There is a
beast in my veins that was birthed by my
father. It is quiet, it sleeps through most
nights. Tonight, sir, my tail twitches in
the darkest caves. Be careful, darling.
Your footsteps land heavy here. Your
racket will wake the dragons.”
Source: No Matter the Wreckage: Poems
“Being a rainmaker will have a direct impact on your bottom line and give you a lot more leverage to help the people you care about most.”
Source: Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand
“Influencers are seen as thought leaders in their niche. They have privileged access to something everyone else wants: peoples attention.”
Source: Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand
“Congratulations!
Today is your day
You're off to great places
You're off and away
You've got brains in your head
You've got feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself any
Direction you choose
You're on your own
And you know what you know
And you are the guy
Who'll decide where you go
Out there things can happen
And frequently do
To people as brainy
And footsy as you
And will you succeed?
Yes you will indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)
You're off to great places
Today is your day
Your mountain is waiting
Go, get on your way!”
“You are too silly to fear the shame of being silly while trying.”
“Way beyond the calls for equal pay, self-sovereignty, choice, political, legal and educational equality, as woman we each need to search our souls, grieve the enormity of what has befallen us, then find new ways to step outside the shame, to channel the outrage into outlets for progress. We need to cease identification with our oppressors so that we may lift up other women and learn the powerful word that means "no.”
Source: Daughters of the Inquisition: Medieval Madness: Origins and Aftermath
“The more needy I kept myself, the more it would always be up to other people what happened to me, I decided I would make my life so full of things that empowered me, people like this woman would shrink away, until they disappeared from my sight.”
Source: Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
“In todays 24/7 media cycles rainmakers are experts were not only visible in the media but who also leverage that media to build revenue, followers and influence”
Source: Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand
“Everyone from firefighters to sushi chefs who are experts in their fields can enter the mainstream conversation taking place on myriad media channels to voice their opinion’s and talk about their expertise.”
Source: Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand
“I was always taught them when you’re lucky enough to learn something or have some advantage you should share it.”
Source: Make It Rain!: How to Use the Media to Revolutionize Your Business & Brand