http://blog.maxpersuasion.com Persuasion Strategies for Opening Doors and Winning Favor with the Affluent. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:41:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Persuader, 'Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.' --Albert Einstein The concept of change is a difficult one to define.  Sometimes things seem to stay the same for huge periods of time. Many people do their absolute best to hold on to things vehemently hoping to ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/small-changes-big-changes/ Hi Persuader, We live in a world of distractions and this, I feel, is an understatement. We have so much coming at us from all arenas. . . Even as I sit here typing this, I’m getting alerts that I have new e-mail, I’m getting instant messages from my assistant,  the ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/the-persuasive-power-of-focus/ Hi Persuader, A friend and marketing genius I know recently said to me, “A recession is a transfer of wealth from the scared to the bold.”  This statement stopped me cold in my tracks.  It’s an incredible revelation and a whole new frame around this the current predicament we find ourselves ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/let-them-vent/ “We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.” --Arnold Bennett Hi Persuader, Okay, so sometimes I just don’t feel like writing. And sometimes I ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/procrastination/ In today’s issue, you’ll learn about a fascinating tool that will allow you to amp up the ease in which you can persuade someone. Binds are a fascinating strategy in persuasion which should be used sparingly (especially in writing), a little ‘persuasion seasoning’ so to speak. Binds are language ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/bound-to-buy-the-use-of-binds-in-persuasion/ There are two parts to persuasion and selling. Persuading and selling with class, elegance and integrity - and having people to talk with about what you do. One of the things I'm hearing quite a bit about these days is that you'd like more people to persuade. The question is how. Another ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/how-to-get-more-people-to-persuade-and-more-time-in-the-day/ Hi, I've recently gotten e-mails from people asking if I were still alive and if so, what's happened to me. Thus, this e-mail and blog post. First off, yes I'm still alive. :-) And I'm doing better than ever -- as you'll soon begin to see. Before I explain, first I simply want to say ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/a-heart-felt-apology/ Hi, Recently I began looking for quotes that show the power of belief. What I found surprised me. While I prefer to focus on the positive, these show just how powerful beliefs can be. (I'll be posting more of these on Twitter so be sure you are following me there. And of ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/you-wont-believe-these-beliefs/   Sure enough. Tony Robbins said that to a woman crying her eyes out when we worked with her on stage. And guess what happened. She stopped crying. In fact, she just stopped. Finally she stammered, "What do you mean?" And Tony told her she was crying so hard it looked like someone peed on her face. She ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/who-peed-on-your-face/ In a famous Greek legend, the Gordian knot was the name given to an intricate knot used by Gordius to secure his oxcart. Gordius, who was a poor peasant, arrived with his wife in a public square of Phrygia in an oxcart. An oracle had informed the populace that their future king would come ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/what-made-alexander-the-great-the-greatest-persuader/