Personal Influence Archives

Michael Port – Stealing the show: How to make the leap from expert to visionary

Here’s today’s question – are you an expert or a visionary? Seems like a random question? It’s not. When I was growing up – a while ago now – influence belonged to those who could amass the most information. I don’t know if many of you can remember the EB ...

Marion Farrelly – Breaking through the white noise: How to get people to take action

If your website or online profile was a big red button, what would it say? Weird question I know. But let’s look at it for a second. In those moments when we’re most trying to make an impact, it’s easy not to stop and think about what action we actually ...

Laura Gassner Otting – What would you do if you felt truly limitless?

Whether you call it “being in the zone”, “flow”, “hyperfocus”, “feeling invincible”, or in the words of my guest today “consonance” – we have all experienced those moments where we feel our abilities and passions are absorbed into the task in front of us. Time melts away and we produce ...

Mikael Krogerus – The secrets of great decision making: Information, intuition and how to keep moving

Michael Krogerus – The Secrets of Great Decision Making: Information, Intuition and How to Keep Moving How do you approach decisions in your life? Are you the cut and thrust type or do you agonize over every decision? We make decisions every day but do we have a good strategy ...

Manal al-Sharif – Daring to drive the change: Courage, conviction and the power of using your voice

I want you to imagine for a second that your son or daughter – or niece or nephew if you don’t have children – is your legal guardian. You need their written permission to open a bank account, get a job, get married, get divorced or leave the country. If ...

Paul Zak – The Trust Factor: The neuroscience of morality, prosperity and epic storytelling

Here’s a question for today – what makes someone trustworthy? What do you look for? If you had to pin it down to a single trait, or indicator, what would it be? Think about how many people we trust in our lives just for a second – with our vision, ...