http://blog.maxpersuasion.com Persuasion Strategies for Opening Doors and Winning Favor with the Affluent. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:45:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi Persuader, There's an English idiom that goes, "The devil is in the details." I'm sure you've all heard it. It implies that the small things in plans or schemes are often the things that take the most time in the long term. Well, in criteria elicitation, we need to dig ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/we-just-dont-know-until-we-elicit/ “I don’t remember any mistakes, only the opportunity to overcome problems.” -- James Sorenson Hi Persuader, If I had only known. . . I shoulda, woulda, coulda. . . Hindsight is 20/20. Sometimes we dwell in the past, dwell on mistakes. . . I think if I had only known that ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/stop-your-dwelling/ "Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple, or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous." --Leonardo da Vinci Hi Persuader, As a young man, I believed in raw ambition, brute force, and getting my way no matter what. I felt ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/elegant-persuasion/ "It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude." -Wallace D. Wattles,The Science of Getting Rich or Financial ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/the-art-of-gratitude/ Hi Persuader, I recently had a student ask me, "Kenrick, how do you keep track all of these persuasion strategies? Every time we have a call, you pull out another technique. Sometimes I can't even remember to use the 'unconscious hello'." When you learn a new language, are you fluent in a ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/so-much-persuasion-ways-to-learn/ Hi Persuader, Here's a beautiful entre into the powerful world of working with your sub/un/other than conscious mind. It's a physical manifestation as well as a metaphor. It speaks to your ability and willingness to nurture this connection which for the most part, those of us in the West, tend to ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/sowing-the-seeds-of-success-love-prosperity-et-cetera/ "It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction." -- Pablo Picasso Hi Persuader, Sometimes in persuasion, the thing to do is to get provocative. I'm not talking about being inappropriate or crass, I'm not talking about being overtly sexual, but I am suggesting that you access the core drives ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/exposing-the-core/ Hi Persuader, Try this: I'm sure you'll get it real quick but because you're all such good folks out there, I want you to spell the word 'folk' three times. Do it right now in your mind. Spell the word 'folk' three times as fast as you can. Now what do you ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/framing-the-question/ Hi Persuader, I am a sponge. I love to learn. I love to expand my mind. I love to evolve. Current technology allows us to soak up as much information as we desire through a variety of mediums, constantly. The problem is, there's a lot of junk out there too, like, ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/some-recommendations/ "It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities." --Eric Hoffer Hi Persuader, I had a teacher who was relentlessly optimistic and positive about everything. As a teenager, it sort of bugged me because. . . .well, because I was a teenager and teenagers are seldom ... http://blog.maxpersuasion.com/obstacles-into-opportunities/