About this ebook
—Zig Zigler
Whether you are a parent, son/daughter, friend, employee, manager or salesperson, you are constantly influencing others to accept you, your ideas, products or services. Those who masterfully present themselves and their ideas in a win-win manner, get ahead. Those who do not, may reap short-term gains and eventually fail in their objective.
Influence is critical in leadership, negotiation, teamwork, sales, resolving family issues and getting others to buy into your ideas. Follow and practice the concepts, tips and processes described in this book and improve your influence results with anyone in a manner that achieves a win-win outcome. The emphasis is on expanding your influence skills and results in everyday situations. For example, through this book, you will learn how to:
- Enhance your personal and business relationships.
- Create the career you want.
- Become a stronger negotiator.
- Enjoy the family life you desire.
- Create healthy work environments.
- Be who you choose to be.
Whether you realize it or not, you are constantly influencing other people’s thoughts. You do this through your actions as well as your inactions. One of the best, if not the best, communication models is neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), which forms a fundamental part of this book.
How important is the ability to influence others? No matter whether you are a businessperson, teacher, parent, stay-at-home spouse, employee or manager, dealing with people is probably the most important activity you undertake throughout the course of your day. A number of years ago, research sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and later confirmed at the Carnegie Institute of Technology discovered that even in engineering, about 15 percent of one’s financial success is due to one’s technical knowledge and about 85 percent is due to interpersonal skills.
If you are ready to be the difference that makes the difference in creating better results in your life, grab a copy and let’s get started!
About the author
I am the author of the following books: "Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You" (2nd Edition released in 2013), "Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: 5 Step Action Plan", "Parents' Handbook: NLP and Common Sense Guide for Family Well-Being", "NLP Techniques Anyone Can Use", "Win-Win Influence: How to Enhance Your Personal and Business Relationships (with NLP)" and "NLP and Personal Growth Thoughts".
For well over twenty years, I have been a student of personal development methodologies, especially NLP. As a result, I have transformed my own life (an on-going process), while opening many new and exciting challenges. I am a certified NLP trainer/coach and have been delivering NLP and personal growth seminars and coaching services since 1996. Participants often tell me how much fun it is being in my classes, how clearly I have presented the material and how ready and willing I am to answer their questions, while providing the insights they have long been searching for.
I believe that everyone can achieve the success they desire by developing their authentic selves, mastering internal and external congruence and taking charge of their lives. I enjoy and am very passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience to help people from all walks of life and all ages to learn, to address challenges at work and at home and to get more of what they desire in life. As a long-time successful businessman, university professor, public speaker, author and parent, I have first-hand experience with the personal/professional balancing act required in these busy times. I am a former tenured faculty member at the University of New Brunswick, an executive in the Canadian federal government, a certified management consultant (CMC) and I have been listed in the "International Who's Who in Education".
I have four wonderful children. I enjoy being outside in nature and working around my house.
I received my BSc. and MSc. from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and my PhD from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
I am the founder and managing partner of Renewal Technologies Inc. For more information on my books, coaching, public speaking services and workshops, please visit www.renewal.ca.
