There are so many amazing things going on in the world, often all around you. However for so many reasons it is possible to miss them. These can include things like: being busy not remembering how things used to be not properly observing the world around you When you step out onto your local street […]
We are very excited to share with you that we are a finalist in an entrepreneur competition! 15 of us are competing for three grants. To vote for us, please find us on the list here and click on ‘Alex Swallow- The Influence Expert’. There is a full explanation of what I would do with […]
Are you on the path towards your perfect day? Do you even know what your perfect day would look like? I have an exercise that can help. What I want you to think about is a working day that would make you feel fulfilled, happy and enable you to feel that you were contributing your […]
I recently wrote a well-received article on LinkedIn about the main mistakes that people make on that platform. Then, I tagged a number of top LinkedIn experts in a post to see what their views were and if they could add some extra tips. You can see that post here. It got more than 11,000 views! Here are […]
If you truly care about the people you serve, you should be prepared to go the extra mile for them. Why? Because you care about them. Because you truly want to help them. Because you really think you have something to share that the world needs. This is going to be a slightly […]
If you think of all your passions, there might be one or several that you could make money from. There are others that you won’t make money from for various reasons. Maybe: they wouldn’t be profitable you don’t have time to pursue them in a way that would make money if you pursued them […]
This is an excerpt from my book ‘How To Become An Influencer’. Read the full book (you can get it free on this website) to get exercises that will help you understand your own level of influence and take your first steps to make some improvements… LIKES Step “One of the best ways to […]
There are so many ways that you can practice influencing others. Some are the obvious things like: you can do lots of speeches in public and get better at persuading people you can go to lots of networking events and get better at that you can write lots of articles and make your written […]
This is a guest post by Alan Utley. Alan Utley is a Regional HR Director for one of the world’s largest vacation businesses. By night he dabbles in executive coaching, blogging, and public speaking and is proud to have served on the management faculty at a major university. Alan practices the arts of civility, leadership, positivity […]
What is the point of influence? That might seem like a strange question to ask on a website that is all about influence, but bear with me. Personally I think that you should be wary of two types of people seeking to have greater influence: 1- Hopefully this one is obvious- but people who want […]