Thinking about your audience is one of the most important parts of influencing others and growing your influence over time. Whether you are trying to influence people offline, online or both, identifying and then working with your audience will be key to your efforts. Here are 5 important points that will help you in […]
I’ve recently moved to a new city- of which I’ll be posting more later. I always find being in a new place inspiring and as I’ve been lucky enough to live in a number of countries it is something I’ve thought about a lot. When you are in a new place, to a certain extent […]
How do you challenge yourself to try new things in your life? I think it is an essential part of growing your influence over time. I’ll explain why and then give you five ways in which you can challenge yourself. There are a lot of reasons why trying new things helps you to grow your […]
When I investigate what people want to know about the subject of influence- I sometimes feel that they wish that there was a ‘quick fix’- something that would help them get from a low level of influence to a high level of influence very quickly (or perhaps from a high level to a stratospheric level, […]
Recently I have been introducing you to some of my personal thoughts about the world- in this article about the three things that I most want to do in my life and this one about my dislike of bureaucracy and what it means for me wanting to grow my influence. Today, I want to talk […]
This month is the anniversary of my first book ‘How To Become An Influencer’. I wanted to write this post for two reasons- firstly to celebrate and secondly to say what it has meant for me and while you might to write a book too. Celebration first… I felt extremely proud when I finished my […]
Recently I experienced something that I wanted to share with you. I was invited by a person I really look up to, Julia Hobsbawm, to come to an event in Amsterdam called ‘The Human and The Machine’. You can see the programme for it here. If you’d like to read more about the brilliant things […]
The biggest lesson you need to learn if you want to grow your influence is thinking about what the other person wants. What person? Well, it could be (this is a long, but by no means exhaustive list): Your audience Your client Your boss Your direct report Your peer Your friend Your family Of […]
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 […]
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 […]