Influencing Your Loved Ones

Do you ever wish it were easier to influence others? To have them see your perspective?

By influence I mean, communicating with your kids, spouse, potential customer or anyone who needs to see your point of view.

To be successful at changing someone’s perspective you must be tactful and likeable.

This means being respectful with your demeanour, gentle with your words and soft in your tone. Only then will your message be heard and your point of view will be considered.

On the flip side, if your words are sharp, bitter and brash, it will rub them the wrong way, and at that moment, you won’t be likeable, nor will you be heard.

Trying to ram an oppinion down someone’s throat never works. You cannot strong-arm someone into seeing your perspective.

Only when you are tactful and likeable will you be able to communicate what you want in a way that may win their good will, and have them happily accept your request. As Dale Carnegie says... “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.”

So don’t just consider what to say, but consider when to say it, and most importantly how to say it, so your message will be heard, received and considered.

Pictured here is my son and husband... two AMAZING individuals who‘ve played a huge role in helping me refine myself so that I’m a better communicator and influencer.

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Would you like to peek behind the veil at what goes on inside our home? Check out this video my son and I made (he was 16 at the time)… We talk about bad moods and messing up. The video is titled: How to Drain your Anger.