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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Do the Opposite of Before
Sometimes doing exactly the opposite of what you have been doing up till now can turn out to be the perfect solution. The natural tendency for a person, when they find themselves in a hole, is to dig deeper. In many cases, the solution is to go and dig somewhere else. Remember, the first law of holes is, "When you find yourself in one, stop digging."
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Four P's of Persuasion
Perception Is Everything
There are four "Ps" that will enhance your ability to persuade others in both your work and personal life. They are power, positioning, performance, and politeness. And they are all based on perception.
Develop Personal Power
The first "P" is power. The more power and influence that a person perceives that you have, whether real or not, the more likely it is that that person will be persuaded by you to do the things you want them to do. For example, if you appear to be a senior executive, or a wealthy person, people will be much more likely to help you and serve you than they would be if you were perceived to be a lower level employee.
Shape Their Thinking About You
The second "P" is positioning. This refers to the way that other people think about you and talk about you when you are not there. Your positioning in the mind and heart of other people largely determines how open they are to being influenced by you.
In everything you do involving other people, you are shaping and influencing their perceptions of you and your positioning in their minds. Think about how you could change the things you say and do so that people think about you in such a way that they are more open to your requests and to helping you achieve your goals.
Be Good At What You Do
The third "P" is performance. This refers to your level of competence and expertise in your area. A person who is highly respected for his or her ability to get results is far more persuasive and influential than a person who only does an average job.
Commit to Excellence
The perception that people have of your performance capabilities exerts an inordinate influence on how they think and feel about you. You should commit yourself to being the very best in your field. Sometimes, a reputation for being excellent at what you do can be so powerful that it alone can make you an extremely persuasive individual in all of your interactions with the people around you. They will accept your advice, be open to your influence and agree with your requests.
Treat People Politely
The fourth "P" of persuasion power is politeness. People do things for two reasons, because they want to and because they have to. When you treat people with kindness, courtesy and respect, you make them want to do things for you. They are motivated to go out of their way to help you solve your problems and accomplish your goals.
Being nice to other people satisfies one of the deepest of all subconscious needs, the need to feel important and respected. Whenever you convey this to another person in your conversation, your attitude and your treatment of that person, he or she will be wide open to being persuaded and influenced by you in almost anything you need.
Perception Is Reality
Again, perception is everything. The perception of an individual is his or her reality. People act on the basis of their perceptions of you. If you change their perceptions, you change the way they think and feel about you, and you change the things that they will do for you.
Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action:
First, think continually about the impression you want to make on others and then make sure that everything you do or say is consistent with that perception.
Second, be nice to people. Practice the Golden Rule in your interactions with others. Always be polite and make others feel important.
The more people like you, the more open they are to being influenced by you.
There are four "Ps" that will enhance your ability to persuade others in both your work and personal life. They are power, positioning, performance, and politeness. And they are all based on perception.
Develop Personal Power
The first "P" is power. The more power and influence that a person perceives that you have, whether real or not, the more likely it is that that person will be persuaded by you to do the things you want them to do. For example, if you appear to be a senior executive, or a wealthy person, people will be much more likely to help you and serve you than they would be if you were perceived to be a lower level employee.
Shape Their Thinking About You
The second "P" is positioning. This refers to the way that other people think about you and talk about you when you are not there. Your positioning in the mind and heart of other people largely determines how open they are to being influenced by you.
In everything you do involving other people, you are shaping and influencing their perceptions of you and your positioning in their minds. Think about how you could change the things you say and do so that people think about you in such a way that they are more open to your requests and to helping you achieve your goals.
Be Good At What You Do
The third "P" is performance. This refers to your level of competence and expertise in your area. A person who is highly respected for his or her ability to get results is far more persuasive and influential than a person who only does an average job.
Commit to Excellence
The perception that people have of your performance capabilities exerts an inordinate influence on how they think and feel about you. You should commit yourself to being the very best in your field. Sometimes, a reputation for being excellent at what you do can be so powerful that it alone can make you an extremely persuasive individual in all of your interactions with the people around you. They will accept your advice, be open to your influence and agree with your requests.
Treat People Politely
The fourth "P" of persuasion power is politeness. People do things for two reasons, because they want to and because they have to. When you treat people with kindness, courtesy and respect, you make them want to do things for you. They are motivated to go out of their way to help you solve your problems and accomplish your goals.
Being nice to other people satisfies one of the deepest of all subconscious needs, the need to feel important and respected. Whenever you convey this to another person in your conversation, your attitude and your treatment of that person, he or she will be wide open to being persuaded and influenced by you in almost anything you need.
Perception Is Reality
Again, perception is everything. The perception of an individual is his or her reality. People act on the basis of their perceptions of you. If you change their perceptions, you change the way they think and feel about you, and you change the things that they will do for you.
Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action:
First, think continually about the impression you want to make on others and then make sure that everything you do or say is consistent with that perception.
Second, be nice to people. Practice the Golden Rule in your interactions with others. Always be polite and make others feel important.
The more people like you, the more open they are to being influenced by you.
Study Indicates Price Discounts Will Help Improve Nutrition Habits
Price discounts could be a more effective way to prompt healthy food choices than nutrition education, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, as reported in foodnavigator-usa.com.
Check out the entire article and if you want information about how you can do it within a vending machine - contact Microtronic! We can do it by item when using our cashless system. The great thing is - it's Prepaid - you get your money in advance and can offer so many things that add great Customer Loyalty!
Check out the entire article and if you want information about how you can do it within a vending machine - contact Microtronic! We can do it by item when using our cashless system. The great thing is - it's Prepaid - you get your money in advance and can offer so many things that add great Customer Loyalty!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Keys Principles for Great Success
Get Better Results than Ever Before
There are several principles of military strategy that you can apply to your business, every single day. These can help you to think better and get better results than ever before.
Do the Unexpected
One really helpful military principle that can be applied to business is the Principle of Surprise. The principle of surprise says, "do the unexpected!" In sales and marketing, this means to be continually seeking ways to out-flank or upset your competition.
There are several principles of military strategy that you can apply to your business, every single day. These can help you to think better and get better results than ever before.
Do the Unexpected
One really helpful military principle that can be applied to business is the Principle of Surprise. The principle of surprise says, "do the unexpected!" In sales and marketing, this means to be continually seeking ways to out-flank or upset your competition.
Friday, April 2, 2010
German Research on Chocolate - Good News
German researchers found that those who ate the most chocolate (an average of 7.5 grams, or 0.3 ounces, a day) had lower blood pressure and were 39 percent less likely to have a heart attack than those who ate the least amount of chocolate (an average of 1.7 grams, or 0.06 ounces, a day), according to heathday.com
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Microtronic Cashless Vending - Benefit #1
Happy Hour Feature:
With Microtronic Cashless system's specialized programming, products can be discounted using the "Happy Hour" feature. "Happy Hour" can be at any time an operator chooses, whether everyday at a given time, or one day a week, a month, or a year. This feature can be driven to an exact time frame within any 24 hour period.
For example, this feature in a manufacturing environment can encourage purchases out of the food machine, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on a Friday afternoon with discounts. Another option is Coffee machine discounts during a time period when sales typically drop off, say 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During that "Happy Hour" a specific selection, or the entire machine could give a 10 cent discount.
Another possibility is to offer a special to employees getting to work early - "Happy Hour" is then - one free cup of coffee from 7:35 am to 7:59 am or for a discounted price.
There are so many possibilities with the Microtronic Happy Hour feature. Check out www.MicrotronicUS.com for more details. More Benefits to come!
With Microtronic Cashless system's specialized programming, products can be discounted using the "Happy Hour" feature. "Happy Hour" can be at any time an operator chooses, whether everyday at a given time, or one day a week, a month, or a year. This feature can be driven to an exact time frame within any 24 hour period.
For example, this feature in a manufacturing environment can encourage purchases out of the food machine, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on a Friday afternoon with discounts. Another option is Coffee machine discounts during a time period when sales typically drop off, say 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During that "Happy Hour" a specific selection, or the entire machine could give a 10 cent discount.
Another possibility is to offer a special to employees getting to work early - "Happy Hour" is then - one free cup of coffee from 7:35 am to 7:59 am or for a discounted price.
There are so many possibilities with the Microtronic Happy Hour feature. Check out www.MicrotronicUS.com for more details. More Benefits to come!
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