Let’s Talk About Cancel Culture
Here’s a phrase you’ve probably encountered in the news lately – “cancel culture.” You may have heard it used with Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, Gina Carano, Colin Kaepernick, The Dixie Chicks, or any number of other people. But what exactly is cancel culture? According to Wikipedia, “Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Leverage Connections
This is the sixth and final post in the series where I’ve shared influence secrets to expand your online network. This week we’ll look at leveraging your connections through social proof and liking. As I’ve stressed throughout this series; be social and personalize your approach to people. It takes a little more effort but will […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Romance Them
I’ve mentioned this before but it’s worth a deep dive. When you connect with someone do not try to sell them on anything. Think about dating and use a little romance. Okay, I’m not talking about real romance but the concept of courting. You don’t meet somebody for the first time and immediately say, “I […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Reach Out
Most things in life that you want, you need to proactively go after. Building your network falls into that category. Unless you have the luxury of being so well-known that your network grows simply by responding to connection requests then you’d better get busy. Start by reaching out. Reaching out was mentioned in last week’s […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Be Social
The term “social media” goes back to the mid 90s. There doesn’t seem to be consensus on who actually coined the term but it’s safe to say it wasn’t popularized until around 2004, when Facebook came into existence. As more and more social platforms came into existence “social media” became a household term. Today too […]
