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Persuasion Articles of the Week
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Build Your Inner Fortress
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world is trying to change you. You, reader of PRL, may be trying to change the world.
Good luck.
I don’t mean this in a dismissive or negative way. I sincerely wish you luck in motivating the world around you. Think big and act fast. Create. Add value.
Change the world and change your circumstances. Just don’t expect other people to change much. (more…)
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Persuasion Articles of the Week
Calm or rough waters in your brain today? Photo “Cars on I-90 floating bridge” by Seattle Municipal Archives, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 #smells #location #you #heatwave
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When the Power of “You” FAILS
With Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, it only makes sense that they expand their Prime service and deals to the grocery chain as well.
If you have a Whole Foods in your area you may have received this flier:
“You” is a strong marketing word, as are “Yes,” “Special,” and “Deal.” Notice the use of a very hot marketing term: You. (more…)
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Persuasion Articles of the Week
“Mmmmm, Burgers!” by m01229, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 #cravings #hypnosis #liking #nice #design #mindset
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10 Things I Learned from “The Design of Everyday Things” by Donald A. Norman
During my last trip to New York City, we visited the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, also known as the Oculus.
“Oculus” by Jeffrey G Thomas, 2017 CC-By-4.0 The stunning architecture of this sweeping building cannot fail to impress. The inside feels huge and open like a European cathedral. The outside looks like a pair of wings, flapping in multiple photographic exposures across the Manhattan skyline.
One thing that will forever stand out about the Oculus, however, was the doors.
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Persuasion Articles of the Week
Image “What’s Down There?” by James, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 #parenting #freewill #simplicity #bodylanguage #haloeffect (more…)
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Sabotage, Judgment, and Subjective Truth
“Ain’t no way that I can be happy when I’m happy” —Atmosphere, Give Me
How many times have you seen someone self-sabotage their own life?
I known people who have dropped out of school, directionless. I known people who have arrived to work drunk. I known people who have ruined a relationship over a few hours of fun. I’ve known people that sacrifice sleep and performance for video games.
All of these choices in the present have impacts that can last decades into the future.
Do you know why these people do what they do?
We can’t know people’s private thoughts. We can’t read their minds now, and we can’t deduce their feelings and opinions from the past.
“Head shot” by erat, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 Motivations are generally unknown (more…)
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Persuasion Articles of the Week
“Overflow.” by Ben Seidelman, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 #soccer #physics #buddhism #attraction #authority (more…)
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Seven Suggestions on Improving Soccer Performance
The 2018 World Cup is in full swing. If you haven’t caught any yet, you can stream the last few games here on Telemundo.
The world’s best players are out: Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar – unable to mesh with their national team, unable to pull those teams ahead on their own.
England’s national team, once a soccer powerhouse and the inventors of ‘football,’ has had abysmal international performance since 1996.
Apparently a missed shootout in 1996 has cursed the national team ever since.
Complicating the matter, that failed kicker from 1996 is now the head coach of England’s 2018 World Cup team.
Gareth Southgate isn’t letting his past failures define him. Instead he is using this as a stepping stone to teach his team about mindset and stretching past their comfort zone.
Persuasion is all about changing minds for better outcomes.
A friend recently asked how she could improve her own soccer performance. She felt that her skills were deteriorating and in need of a boost.
“IMG_1093” by Peter, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 Here were my seven suggestions, based on self-persuasion.