552. How to Influence Others
Better Than Happy
Jody Moore
4.8 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
What's the difference between trying to control someone and trying to positively influence them?
Whether it's your family, your coworkers, or even clients, we all have moments when we want to help others make better decisions or change their behavior. But are you influencing them for their benefit, or for your own? Today, we dive into the distinction between influence, manipulation, and control, and we'll explore strategies for influencing in a way that creates real, lasting change.
Join me on this episode as I share seven practical strategies for becoming more influential in your life and business. You'll learn what drives human behavior, why our motives matter so much when we're trying to influence others, and how to start influencing and creating stronger, more genuine connections with others.
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| 0:00.0 | As human beings, it is natural that we have a desire to try to influence the people around us. |
| 0:07.0 | Sometimes this turns into something not useful like manipulation or an attempt to control |
| 0:12.7 | others, but sometimes it really is a necessary and useful part of the human experience, |
| 0:18.3 | to have a positive influence on the people around us. |
| 0:21.6 | Today, we're going to understand the difference between trying to manipulate, trying to control, |
| 0:27.8 | and trying to influence. We are also going to take a deeper dive into understanding human |
| 0:33.6 | motivation in general so that we can understand what truly drives change for the better |
| 0:38.3 | and what does the exact opposite. Welcome to Better Than Happy, How to Influence Others. Let's do it. |
| 0:47.9 | Welcome to Better Than Happy, the podcast where we transform our lives by transforming ourselves. My name is Jody Moore. In the |
| 0:57.7 | decade plus, I've been working with clients as a master certified coach. I've helped tens of thousands |
| 1:03.7 | of people to become empowered. And from empowered, the things that seemed hard become trivial. |
| 1:10.2 | And the things that seemed impossible become trivial, and the things that seemed impossible become available, |
| 1:14.0 | and suddenly a whole new world of desire and possibility open up to you. And what do you do with that? |
| 1:22.5 | Well, that's the question. What will you do? Let's find out. |
| 1:29.8 | Sometimes listening to a podcast is enough, but sometimes you'll feel inspired to go deeper. |
| 1:36.3 | If you hear things that speak to you in today's episode, consider it your invitation to a |
| 1:41.8 | complimentary coaching workshop. On this live, interactive Zoom call with me, |
| 1:47.1 | you'll get a taste of the power of this work when applied in real life. You can participate or be a |
| 1:53.3 | silent observer, but you have to take a step if you want to truly see change in your life. |
| 1:59.4 | Two steps, actually. Head to Jodymore.com forward |
| 2:02.8 | slash free coaching and register. Then you just have to show up. Your best life is waiting for you. |
| 2:11.4 | Will you show up for it? Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching. I'll see you there. |
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