A Different Perspective Can Make All the Difference
Most of us are creatures of habit. That’s one big reason the principles of influence are so effective at helping you hear “Yes!” when making requests of others. We cruise along on autopilot most of the time painstakingly doing whatever we can to avoid thinking. One automatic thing most adults do every day is drive […]
The First Anniversary of Influence PEOPLE
It was just over a year ago, April 17 to be exact, that I started this blog. I still remember talking with my friend George Black about social media and he mentioned the eblogger tool. As we continued to talk I clicked on the eblogger icon and all of a sudden I’d taken the first […]
BlogTalkRadio Interview on the Principles of Influence
Have you ever had the sense you were right where you were supposed to be doing exactly what you were meant to do? Some people refer to it as hitting your stride, being in the flow or self-actualization. Whatever term you use to describe it, that’s where I was last Wednesday at noon and I’m […]
Influencers from Around the World – The Contrast Phenomenon
Several weeks ago I introduced Sean Patrick to readers in my Influencers from Around the World article. Because there are so many people in different countries reading Influence PEOPLE I thought it would be a good learning experience to hear from other trainers around the world and how they use the principles of influence. Sean […]
An Online Beat Down
Wow, I turn 46 in a few days! That sounded so old many years ago but not so much now. I’m an April Fools baby. I still get teased about that and my reply is always the same, “I may be a fool but I’m not stupid.” With 46 years behind me I like to […]
