Matt LaFleur Quotes

I think that's the problem, when you're a young filmmaker and you're starting out, you don't know people, you're easily lead, you don't know the right people to talk to, you really need guides.

Cultivating relationships with people who've achieved what you want to achieve makes the path fuller and more fun.

Everybody who's been successful has gotten lots of help and input from many, many people.

I seek out a lot of advice from other CEOs.

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that's where the real work gets done.

I'd never be where I am if more successful writers hadn't taken an interest in me and done me a good turn - be it chiming in with constructive criticism or giving me sound advice about my career plan.

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you.

I probably have a small number of people that are consistently advisors and mentors, but I'm much more likely to have a broader array of... almost like an unofficial board of advisors, where I know that certain people are going to be good for certain types of topics.

I have been with some great organizations, crossed paths with special people, and made numerous lasting relationships.

All managers have someone they lean on and take advice from.

Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.

The best way I've learned to navigate pivotal moments in my career is by actively cultivating a personal board of directors. The most successful companies and nonprofits have strong boards to help guide them, so why not create our own? The needs are quite similar.

There are a lot of people you never hear about that helped me a lot with my career and helped me become who I am that I've known for a long time and I still stay in touch with.

Just having the right people in your corner make things a lot easier.

Cultivating relationships with people who've achieved what you want to achieve makes the path fuller and more fun. You don't know everything, and that is so okay, because there are many people who want to help you along your journey. I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

Make sure you meet the right people, people who know that industry and are willing to help you. Do your homework - read books about the industry, talk to people. If you don't know something, ask.

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

I tell young people that people aren't just going to flock to you as your mentors. You have to seek them out. It could be your next-door neighbor; it could be somebody upstairs from you, somebody down the block from you. An aunt or an uncle. Some relative. A parent.

A lot of guys, especially the young guys, I try to do anything I can for them - on the field, off the field, anything.

With Twitter and other social networking tools, you can get a lot of advice from great people. I learn more from Twitter than any survey or discussion with a big company.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

The smartest thing you can do in this business is get connected with a great agent to help you. Get connected with people who will form a family around you, or a moat.