Napoleon Hill, the famous author of “Think and Grow Rich,” was adamant about having a master mind group. The funny thing was, it didn’t have to be real people. In fact, he had a group of “imaginary friends” that he’d collected from history. He’d “meet” with them once a week, and discuss various aspects of […]
Cause and Effect
The human brain is wired to see cause and effect relationships, even where none exist. Evolutionary biologists believe this is to save thinking time. Studies have also shown that infants tend to perceive cause and effect relationships where none exist. You can leverage this when persuading people. How? Take whatever they are doing or experiencing […]
Are You A Lone Wolf?
Some people like to make decisions on their own. Others tend to follow the group. Both have their benefits, and both have their drawbacks. Some of the greatest minds in history have always gone against the crowd. But they were also considered lunatics by some of their contemporaries. On the other hand, sticking with the […]
Alternative Universe Close
Here’s another closing technique you can work into your conversations, persuasions, etc. You can use this when closing clients or getting your kids to clean up their rooms. First step is to figure out what you want them to do. Next is to come up with some objections they might come up with. Next is […]
Covertly Compounded Suggestions For Easy Persuasion and Influence
Here’s a quick language pattern to slip into your daily conversations whenever you want to “sneak” an idea into somebody’s head. Works like this: [what you want them to do] + [what you know they want to do] + [tag question] If you just say what you want them to do, they’ll likely have objections. […]
Getting To Yes
Whenever you’re persuading, selling or seducing anybody, you’ve got to get them in the right mindset. If you walk up to a stranger on the street, and ask them to buy a watch, they’ll call the cops. But start a conversation about the weather, compliment them on their clothes, get them talking about their watch, […]
Unlimited Wants
Everybody wants something. As soon as we get it? We want something else. This is human nature. It’s not wrong, it’s not evil. If we were content to sit around with the bare minimum of sustenance and shelter, we’d never have evolved past the ape stage. Those big burly silver back gorillas? All they really […]
Frame Control Secrets For Easy Persuasion
I learned a neat trick once when I used to sell cars. See, building rapport with a client is essential. But it’s a double edge sword. If you’re doing any kind of sales, persuasion, or seduction, once rapport is established, you’ve got to step back and start leading. Otherwise, you’ll too easily fall into the […]
She Said That The Quotes Pattern Is Perfect For Covert Persuasion
The quotes pattern from NLP is incredibly powerful. You can use it quickly, in a simple conversation, or you can use it as part of an extended metaphor to really throw your listener into massive hypnotic loop filled with amazing discoveries and old knowledge that they didn’t know yet that they’d forgotten. Now, the quotes […]
Movies, Milton and Storytelling Magic
Ever hear of the old Greek idea of catharsis? It’s the notion that by watching some characters in a story play something out on stage (or in books or movies) we kind of get a sense of “release” by vicariously experiencing at least some of the emotions they’re going through. Girls like sappy romance movies […]