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The Art Of Coaching

E202 | Why Facts and Logic Don’t Change Our Minds

The Art Of Coaching

Brett Bartholomew

Health & Fitness, Business, Education

5642 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Why would someone continue to believe a false or inaccurate idea when you are presenting them with plenty of facts and logic? You could not have presented your points more clearly! Your rationale is sound but perhaps it’s not the lack of supporting evidence failing to shift their point of view, but rather how you presented it… On today’s episode, Brett is joined by Ali Kershner in-studio for a deep dive into the tactics that will help you get your point across more effectively and give you the best chance to change their behavior.  Grab a pen and a notebook because this episode is hands-on and loaded with tactical information and strategies you can implement at work, home and anywhere you deal with people.   You'll learn: How to identify the areas you’re stubborn in and need to change The different types of persuasion and the impact of each How time can impact a person's decision making  Gaining perspective through role playing The tactics and strategies behind our popular online courses and in person events that you can use to relate to the drive of the individual you are trying to convince  Right now I’m offering signed and personalized copies of my book, Conscious Coaching for just $10 (50% off the Amazon price). Go to artofcoaching.com/book to get yours (supplies are limited)! Quick shout-out to our podcast partner LMNT. LMNT is our go-to hydration product. With no sugar and no additives, LMNT is how I manage to maintain my voice when speaking for 16 hours and traveling every other weekend of the year. Right now, they are offering you a free 8-flavor sample pack (just pay $5 shipping) if you go to drinkLMNT.com/aoc! You can see the full list of Art of Coaching Sponsors and find exclusive offers from each at https://artofcoaching.com/partners/

Transcript

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It makes us feel anger, frustration, guilt, sadness, and sometimes even regret.

0:13.1

Or put more simply, sometimes you just feel like banging your head against the wall, if

0:17.2

somebody you care about won't change a behavior that is causing them their health, professional

0:21.8

opportunity, or maybe even a valuable relationship.

0:25.5

You know, there's a fact of life here that at some point, almost all of us, I'm going

0:30.6

to say all of us are going to try to get somebody to change their mind about something

0:36.4

literally.

0:37.4

And if you don't like that phrasing, okay, maybe you're just trying to get them to

0:41.0

consider an alternative perspective.

0:42.9

You're not shooting for foolproof behavior change, but just the consideration of an alternative

0:48.4

issue.

0:49.4

Now, sometimes we'll be successful at this, but the majority of the time we're going

0:52.8

to fail, even if no, especially if we lean on logic or facts to reinforce our points.

1:00.0

Why is that?

1:01.0

Oh, part of it is personal change is difficult and rare. For example, 2015 article in Forbes mentioned

1:08.6

that US dieters spend $40 billion a year,

1:13.4

but 19 out of 20 of them lose nothing but their money.

1:17.2

Two years after a coronary bypass surgery

1:20.7

to save their lives, 90% of patients

1:23.8

are back to their old health behaviors.

1:25.6

And a personal favorite that the article has, two out of three people cannot even get themselves to floss.

1:32.4

Now you might be looking at yourself. I know I certainly do. There's plenty of behaviors. I'm not perfect in.

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