Most people understand that setting goals and managing time requires being proactive. However, many people consider the external influences in life-what gets put into your mind-very circumstantial, therefore that they are out of your control.
It is not only possible-it is your responsibility-to take a proactive approach to influencing what influences you!
There are three critical areas where you can substantially affect what enters your mind from the outside: the people you spend time with, what you read, and what you listen to.
- The People You Spend Time With
Ii is nearly impossibly not to be Read More...
Download the CIA Model of Stress Reduction mp3
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A saying that you’ve probably heard a lot in business, in sports, and human performance in general is controlling the controllable. What does that actually mean? I wanted to take this concept of controlling the controllable, which is actually really good advice by the way, and take it out of the realm of being a cliché and into the realm of something that we can actually do.
In our workshops we’ll use something called the CIA Model to help students gain Read More...
Dr. Robert Ciadini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
is an enjoyable read with colorful examples throughout. The book focuses on six “Weapons of Influence.”
The first, Read More...
Remember the first time you gripped the remote control in your hand. Ahhh…the feeling of power! The slightest pressure of your finger on a button and VOILA! A movie appears. Don’t like it? A light caress and a different show comes on the screen. Another press and thunder pours out from the speakers. All without moving from your couch. We do love to be in control, don’t we?
Now, try pointing the remote at your kids. Doesn’t work does it? They just haven’t figured out how to make a remote control with a Listen To Your Parents button. Nor have they designed remote controls for directing spouses, employees, or customers.
And it’s probably just as Read More...
