For many in Stage 2 of Professional Influence, the key problem is that you haven’t accessed the amplifying power of an ambitious peer group. What is “an ambitious peer group” and how do we access its amplifying power?
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In all five stages of Professional Influence, you focus on “amplifying the value of your help,” but what does this mean and how do you do that? In the mind of others, you are a narrative of help. Discover this secret ingredient and why it is so important.
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Authority: People follow the lead of credible, knowledgeable experts. When you’re Known, many have heard of your value, help, and authority.
One true test of your value, help, and authority is this:
What happens when you remove your help?
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Specialization, in economic terms, is about focusing on one thing vs multiple things. It builds higher value and better returns. What do most people get wrong about specialization?
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The simple objective of every Presentation is to make or consider an offer to enter into a contract. During any presentation, we align our Intent to Act. We get a “meeting of the minds.”
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You are always transacting to satisfy your Conditions of Life. So is everyone else. If you embody this fact, you’ll always win.
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A Transaction Cycle is a series of exchanges that produce a successful transaction. The cycle is composed of exchanges that are fundamental to every aspect of human transaction. Each cycle exchange is prevalent in transactions, even where you are unaware of it. Can you draw a transaction? Hint: most people can’t.
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We often hear people talk about managing time. But you can’t manage time, you can only manage your commitments. What is the transactional approach for managing commitment? How do we get more productive?
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The term “Deliberate Practice” is defined in the recommended book Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin. We aren’t fit for most things we aspire to accomplish; a focus on fitness makes us uncommon.
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Our Stages of Professional Influence first states to focus on “Amplifying the value of your help” (remember this bit, it’s important) to start getting noticed for your value, not just your time. What is “the value of your help?” You begin by understanding the value of your general and specialized knowledge while amping the value (and lowering the cost) of your dominant Personality and Transactional Behavior.
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