Session 6: The influence Model
They Teach Us How to Think
Did you ever read Think and Grow Rich? It's one of the bestselling books of all-time. Why? One reason is that it teaches people how to think. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us how to think, so did Mother Theresa, so, we imagine, did your parents. Answer the questions below and think of a person or a group you are trying to influence.
I could influence this person or group if I could get them to think in the following way...
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The way I could get them to begin thinking this way is to...
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To get them to think this way, they'd have to believe...
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To get them to stop thinking in competing ways, they'd have to believe...
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The benefits they would get in thinking this way are...
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They Challenge Us
When someone challenges us they influence us. Nothing mobilizes our attention and best energies better than a challenge that demands us to stretch our knowledge skills, and abilities in order to meet those demands.
A challenge I could issue to this person or group to give them an exciting vision of the future would be...
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This is a challenge for people to raise up to because it demands they...
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This challenge is good for them and others because it...
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The way I'm going to communicate this challenge to them is to...
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