Powerful Ways to Instantly Be More Persuasive & How to Create and Present the Right Image

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Should you really not go swimming until a half hour after eating? Can you really get poison ivy by touching someone who already has it? These are just some of the common pieces of summertime advice you often hear. We’ll take a look at the science behind these and several others and reveal whether or not they are true. http://www.silive.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2012/07/summer_myths_debunked.html If you want to be persuasive, it is not only what you say but how you prepare the person in advance to hear your message. That’s according to Robert Cialdini author of the book PREsuasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade https://amzn.to/2NScEiP. Several years ago Robert wrote the landmark book on the topic of persuasion titled Influence https://amzn.to/2Jr8jj5. This new research can easily be applied to your life with amazing results making you much more persuasive. Your mother or grandmother likely rinsed or pre-washed dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. With today’s dishwashers it is not a good idea. I’ll reveal the interesting reasons why your dishwasher works best when the dishes are really dirty. http://www.womansday.com/home/organizing-cleaning/a51170/stop-prerinsing-dishes/ What is your "personal presence"? In other words, what is the image that you give off about who you are and what you stand for? It’s a tough question. It is easy to determine the personal presence of others but not so easy to figure out how the world perceives us. Kristi Hedges author of the book The Power of Presence https://amzn.to/2L08kA0 joins me to explain how to the world sees you and how you can improve the image you present to others to help create stronger connections. Kristi also is the author of another book called The Inspiration Code https://amzn.to/2NjbDPE This Week’s Sponsors Hoka One One. Get free expedited shipping on your first pair of shoes by going to www.hokaoneone.com/SYSK and use the promo code SYSK Hunt A Killer. Order now and get 10% of your first box. Go to www.HuntAKiller.com and use the promo code SOMETHING Sworkit. Get your 30 day free trial and then 10% off your subscription by going to www.Sworkit.com/something and use the offer code SOMETHING Helix Sleep. Get up to $125 off your mattress order by going to www.Helixsleep.com/something Udemy. Go to www.Ude.my/something for up to 90% off when you sign up for classes. InterContinental Hotel Group. Listen to the podcast called “Stories of the InterContinental Life” at Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay or wherever you listen to podcasts Madison Reed. Get 10% off your first hair color kit plus free shipping by going to www.madison-reed.com and use the promo code SOMETHING Care/Of Vitamins. For 25% off your first month of vitamins go to www.TakeCareOf.com and enter promo code SOMETHING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know,
0:03.3	do you really have to wait 30 minutes after eating before swimming?
0:07.3	Some summertime myths and truths coming up?
0:10.4	Plus powerful strategies to be more persuasive, for example.
0:14.6	To pose you a, you have a plan and you want your boss to get on board with it.
0:21.2	When you present your plan, don't ask for his or her opinion.
0:26.7	Ask for his or her advice.
0:29.4	Also, you may be washing your dishes all wrong.
0:33.0	And how do you present yourself to others?
0:35.8	Do you try to appear to be perfect?
0:38.3	We have this image that we put out of perfection,
0:41.3	and instead of drawing people towards us, it actually creates a distance.
0:45.1	The research is very clear that we find people who show human vulnerability,
0:50.7	they tend to be the people that we gravitate towards, and we feel most connected to.
0:54.3	So it's okay to show that.
0:55.7	All this today on Something You Should Know.
1:00.3	Something You Should Know, fascinating intel,
1:04.1	the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life today.
1:10.1	Something You Should Know with Mike Karothers.
1:13.2	Welcome. It's the middle of summer, and in fact,
1:18.1	I am recording this episode of the podcast in my studio in California.
1:23.2	But if you are listening to it on or around the date it publishes,
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