How Much Influence Do You Have?

by mwright

Posted: 14 years ago 5 replies

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Most of the people in this forum would probably agree that our success depends on our own actions.

I'm listening to the audiobook version of "Influencer: The Power to Change Anything" by Kerry Peterson et al.. So far, the book seems to be about identifying the "vital behaviors" that have the greatest influence in your own life, and the lives of others.

Check it out!

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romolo 14 years ago

I agree that to be a pro marketer you got to have an influential behavior and got to be able to have an effect, through your sales copy, video's and so on, on other peoples life...
Your doing well to study that material, well done
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- Vogin 14 years ago
  
  IM is all about influence and trust. For example, when someone asks if he can buy a list, you instantly know he has no clue about IM...
  
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OLOORE

14 years ago

Originally Posted by mwright;

Most of the people in this forum would probably agree that our success depends on our own actions.

I'm listening to the audiobook version of "Influencer: The Power to Change Anything" by Kerry Peterson et al.. So far, the book seems to be about identifying the "vital behaviors" that have the greatest influence in your own life, and the lives of others.

Yes you are right, our success depends greatly on our own actions.

However, many times our success is dependent on GUIDANCE. Do you agree?

Your success earlier in life depended on all the people that helped to mould you. Your parents, your teachers, and what have you

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mwright

14 years ago

Originally Posted by OLOORE

However, many times our success is dependent on GUIDANCE. Do you agree?

Your success earlier in life depended on all the people that helped to mould you. Your parents, your teachers, and what have you

Absolutely.

The book acknowledges 3 key influences on our behavior:
1- our own values and abilities
2- the people around us (family, friends, etc...)
3 -the environment (workspaces, tools, etc...)

The synergy between these 3 influences either helps or hinders us, and we can tweak whichever area is the weak link.

In my case, I am not really a marketer as much as a content producer. Joining a community of IMers helped me to look at my content from a marketers point of view. So, what would have been just a clump of data, I can now see as an article, a newsletter, a one time offer, an upsell or downsell, whatever.