How to Be More Influential & A Top Veterinarian Answers Important Pet Questions

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Science, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 1 July 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

You sometimes see products labeled refurbished – particularly electronics. Are they a good deal? This episode begins by looking at what refurbished means and whether or not it is a good deal worth considering or if you are better off leaving those products on the shelf. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/laptops/refurbished-electronics-buying-guide You are constantly trying to persuade and influence people. Whether it is your boss, your family, your co-workers or your friends, exerting your influence is how you get them to understand you and go along with your ideas. Joining me with some practical advice on how to be more influential is Shelle Rose Chavret. She is an expert on influencing and persuasion and author of the book Words That Change Minds (https://amzn.to/2ITFGOt) While some people are more optimistic than others, there is no doubt that being more optimistic has a lot of benefits. I discuss some of those benefits and how to look at life in a more positive light. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prescriptions-life/200911/dont-worry-be-happy-the-surprising-benefits-optimism Pet ownership is at an all-time high. About 70% of us have at least one pet. And we all have questions about our pets’ health and happiness. Here with some answers to both common and perplexing pet questions is veterinarian Dr. Gary Weitzman who is host of the NPR radio show The Animal House and author of National Geographic Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness (https://amzn.to/2NllHN5) This Week's Sponsors -Fab Fit Fun. For 10% off your first box go to www.FabFitFun.com and use the promo code: something -Capital One. What's in your wallet? www.CapitalOne.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, should you ever buy a product labeled refurbished or
0:07.5	are you just buying someone else's trouble?
0:10.4	Then understanding the techniques that make you more influential and more persuasive.
0:15.3	It's very hard to persuade somebody.
0:17.7	If you are thinking the way you do and trying to get somebody to come over here without
0:22.2	you going to get them, so we do need to figure out by listening in a very particular way
0:27.1	what's important to that person.
0:28.8	And then we're going to know how to talk to them to be persuasive.
0:31.8	Also, how to be more optimistic.
0:34.4	And a top veterinarian answers questions about your pet, like why are dogs so afraid of fireworks?
0:41.4	Fireworks are incredibly scary.
0:43.4	What we like about them is the connection in our brains between what we hear and what we
0:47.4	see.
0:48.4	And dogs are necessarily looking up and seeing beautiful colors.
0:51.3	It's simply loud noise and it's very scary for a lot of animals.
0:56.0	Call this today on Something You Should Know.
1:00.6	You know, I'm always a little hesitant to recommend a podcast because everybody's tastes are different.
1:05.8	But one podcast I recommend a lot is the Jordan Harbanger Show.
1:11.1	Jordan dives into the minds of fascinating people, athletes, authors, scientists, mobsters,
1:16.7	spies, and he does it in his own unique way.
1:20.2	Occasionally, we have the same guests, but our conversations usually go in very different
1:26.2	directions.
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