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The 6 steps you need to follow to build influence:
Taking control is a complicated process.
You absolutely need to develop ferocious self-awareness.
You must be able to ruthless with yourself before having the pretention to guide people.
Taking control is a complicated process.
You absolutely need to develop ferocious self-awareness.
You must be able to ruthless with yourself before having the pretention to guide people.
You also need an awareness and understanding of your goals—and how these differ from your current position.
Achieving your goals may require you to change your behaviours, and even your deeper values and beliefs.
So, let's dive in the 6 sine qua non steps to build power.
Achieving your goals may require you to change your behaviours, and even your deeper values and beliefs.
So, let's dive in the 6 sine qua non steps to build power.
1- Identify a goal:
This might be, for example, to increase your influence over your friends (which restaurant you'll go to, what time do you meet...)
Start with bby steps, so no one can see the grand scheme of thngs, or guess your motives.
Influence is a trainable muscle.
This might be, for example, to increase your influence over your friends (which restaurant you'll go to, what time do you meet...)
Start with bby steps, so no one can see the grand scheme of thngs, or guess your motives.
Influence is a trainable muscle.
Remember that the worst thing that can happen to your endeavor is to labelled as the power hungry guy.
Train to be assertive, but always keep the smile.
Train to be assertive, but always keep the smile.
2- Learn to gather intel:
I cannot stress this enough: Information is everything.
Learn more about the subject or situation.
For example, if you wish to have more influence ovr your colleagues, you need to know the politics in the organisation.
Who's who? whos does what?
I cannot stress this enough: Information is everything.
Learn more about the subject or situation.
For example, if you wish to have more influence ovr your colleagues, you need to know the politics in the organisation.
Who's who? whos does what?
3- Develop irrational self-belief:
Before you to take action, you need to believe that you can achieve.
Understanding your strengths and weaknesses will also help you to what where you are most likely to achieve.
Don't bet on a dead horse
Before you to take action, you need to believe that you can achieve.
Understanding your strengths and weaknesses will also help you to what where you are most likely to achieve.
Don't bet on a dead horse
4- Improve your skills :
Practice, practice, practice!!
You need to improve your skills to become more influential.
However, as you start to talk to people more, and try to influence them, you will rapidly learn what works and what doesn't.
(Read "Vizier")
Practice, practice, practice!!
You need to improve your skills to become more influential.
However, as you start to talk to people more, and try to influence them, you will rapidly learn what works and what doesn't.
(Read "Vizier")
5- DU it!
Personal empowerment means not being ‘knocked back’ by the first problem we encounter, but having the resilience and persistence to keep going and seek other ways to achieve our goals.
Personal empowerment means not being ‘knocked back’ by the first problem we encounter, but having the resilience and persistence to keep going and seek other ways to achieve our goals.
6- Assess your impact, be brutally honest with yourself.
At first, you may not see much change, but even small changes count as success.
Never, ever backdown!
At first, you may not see much change, but even small changes count as success.
Never, ever backdown!
