Episode 296 - How Being Nice Or Optimistic Hurts Persuasion
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Did you know that being nice or unselfish could hurt your ability to persuade?\\xa0 What about those people that are so optimistic that you want to hit them? \\xa0
People don\'t really like unselfish colleagues
There are many tools of influence that are used in excess (or in the wrong way) \\u2013 that can backfire on you.\\xa0 What are those good things?\\xa0 It could be any of the following:
\\xa0\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Always volunteering to help
\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Being so nice that it repels
\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Unrealistic and unrelenting optimism
\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Proxemics and space
\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Wrong use of humor
\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Trying to connect, but bruising their ego
Join me for this week\\u2019s podcast on \\u201cHow Being Nice Or Optimistic Hurts Persuasion.\\u201d\\xa0 I will detail everything we have been taught we thought was a good thing, actually destroys the persuasion process.
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