“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
– Benjamin Franklin
Just announced: I’m going to be doing a 2-hour Masterclass called “The Secrets of Effortless Influence” on Friday Oct 25 at London, Heathrow. You can watch the video, read about it and book your place here:
https://www.jamiesmart.com/the-secrets-of-effortless-influence/
"Life is like any other contact sport; you’re gonna get your knocks. But it’s not the knocks that count, it’s how you handle them. If you handle them with anger, distrust, jealousy, hate, this in return is what you’re going to get. But if you handle these knocks with love and understanding,
they don’t mean much. They just dissipate."
– Sydney Banks
The ability to influence others is one of the most important “skills” you can develop. Whether it's in the domain of dating, public-speaking, parenting, leading, marketing, managing, serving or selling… Whether you're influencing your partner, your clients, your followers, your family or your friends… Influence is incredibly important, extremely holistic, and often misunderstood. In this article (the first of a series), we’re going to be exploring one of the most important ‘influence-secrets’ – lack of insecurity.
Photo courtesy of Katie Baby
“So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
