If You Always Vote For The Same People…
Next month more than half of Americans will go to the polls to vote on various issues including the President of the United States. The rhetoric has heated up to unprecedented levels so now is a good time to look at a contentious political issue – term limits – through the lens of influence. When […]
“Fear has never created a single job or fed a single family.”
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada weighed in on our Presidential election when he recently addressed the United Nations. He told world leaders, “Fear has never created a single job or fed a single family.” His quote sounds good, very statesman-like, but unfortunately it’s completely incorrect. If you pause for just a moment and consider […]
Those Pesky Deadlines!
Don’t you just hate looming deadlines? Most people do because stress levels rise and quite often other things have to go by the wayside in an effort to complete the task with the deadline. I bet you just wish you could go without those pesky deadlines, especially those imposed by others, right? Actually, that might […]
Useful Tips for Reaching You Goals
In his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi made the case that people are happiest when fully absorbed in tasks they find challenging and that give them opportunities for personal growth. He calls the state people experience at those moments “flow.” If that term is unfamiliar perhaps the terms athletes […]
When You Give, the Recipient isn’t Always Who You Think
As we explore ways you can leverage the principles of influence for your own self-improvement, we’ll consider giving and the principle of reciprocity this week. Reciprocity is the psychological term that tells us people feel obligated to give back to those who first give to them. The wise persuader looks to give “gifts” that are […]
