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Sam Horn

Sam Horn is an American author and communication strategist who writes about messaging, conflict resolution, branding, and professional influence. Her notable books include Tongue Fu!, POP!, Got Your Attention?, and Talking on Eggshells. CEO of the Intrigue Agency, she has published 10 books, with her work appearing in 17 languages.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

Sam Horn’s story begins in New Cuyama, a small town in Southern California that she has described as having more horses than people. As a girl, she rode her horse, Palomino Joe, to the library, loaded up on books, and found in reading a first window onto a wider world. An early educational milestone became an enduring turning point: as valedictorian, she carefully prepared her graduation speech, only to have her father challenge her to say something original rather than merely adequate. Horn has pointed to that exchange as the moment that set her on a lifelong search for ideas, language, and frameworks people had not heard before but could immediately use. That commitment to originality later became the through-line of her writing, speaking, and consulting. ((https://samhorn.com/about/))

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Life is postponed until further notice
-Got Focus?
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Creative work is better DONE than PERFECT
-Sam Horn’s Favorite Quotes About Perfectionism
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The problem? Someday often becomes never and the future isn’t guaranteed
-NOW is the New Later
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Later isn’t better. NOW is better
-Results or Regrets
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Because when we stop talking, people start listening
-Authors in August: Talking on Eggshells
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I believe that nunchi is proactive grace
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