Maximize Your Influence

Join me for this week’s podcast for some incredible free gifts. 

This is podcast 400 and will deliver some great content and influence gifts to take your skills to the next level.  This podcast will do a 180 from other podcasts.  Instead of helping become more influential, this podcast will reveal the art and science of resisting the persuasive attempts of others.

Help me celebrate podcast 400 on How to Resist Influence and Coercion.


Influential people not only express themselves in positive nonverbal ways.  They also use nonverbal behavior to captivate and persuade their prospects.  During each encounter, Influential people are careful what gestures they use and don’t use.

Being Nice To Others Makes Them More Likely To Be Nice To You

Body Language Guide – Crossed Arms and 17 More Cues to Know

Discover how to read other people's body language and what it means.  Especially how to read their arms movements and what it means.  I will also reveal that what you are doing with your arms could help or hurt your ability to persuade.  Find out how to use your arms to be more persuasive.  Join me for this week’s podcast on Reading Body Language - What Your Arm Movement Says About You


The Law of Verbal Packaging states that the more skillful a person is in the use of language, the more persuasive they will be. People are persuaded by us based on the words we use. Words affect our perceptions, our attitudes, our beliefs, and our emotions.

The words we use in the persuasion process make all the difference in the world. Language used incorrectly will trigger the wrong response and decrease your ability to persuade. Word skills are also directly related to earning power.

People prefer friendliness, trustworthiness in teammates over skill competency

Successful people all share a common ability to use language in ways that evoke vivid thoughts, feelings, and actions in their audiences. 

Direct download: Podcast_398_-_Sales_Words_That_Destroy_Influence_And_Repel_People.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 6:30am CDT

Great persuaders all adhere to an intensive personal development program. They know that "dull knives work the hardest," so keeping themselves sharp is of the utmost importance. Average persuaders don't consider personal training to be worthwhile.

They figure working harder is the answer. They also assume that they'll figure it all out on their own sooner or later, maybe from reading a book or two. They also think it's too expensive, or a waste of time to learn from somebody else.

What do you need to learn and master?  What is your weak link to success? Are you wasting valuable time to get there? Just like a computer, if you don't upgrade yourself, you will become obsolete to both yourself and your future.

Mentioning facial imperfection early in a job interview helps

Personal development is the first thing you can do to leverage your success.  Leverage speeds up the success process.  Join me for this week’s podcast as I discuss 3 additional success principles used to increase your speed to success.  Click to join me for PQ Skill 10 - The Secret Sauce Of Success.

Direct download: Podcast_397_-_PQ_Skill_10_-_The_Secret_Sauce_Of_Success.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 6:30am CDT

What are the subconscious triggers that cause you to buy more?

 Face can reveal if you’re rich or poor

Join me for this week’s podcast as I talk about those subconscious retail triggers that cause you to spend more money.  The science is in --- Do they cause you to purchase too much? 

Direct download: Podcast_396_-_How_Costco_And_Other_Retail_Stores_Get_Your_Money.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 6:30am CDT

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