The Trusted Voice: Part 1
How you can become… The most trusted voice in your market It’s high noon. As The World Turns is on TV. Walter reviews his stories. Lee watches a parade go by. John waves from his limousine. The date...
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(Part 2) How you can become… The most trusted voice in your market JFK’s killing stunned the country. Americans were shocked. And Walter Kronkite earned the country’s trust with the way he reported...
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Arman Chowdhury had a powerful insight about self-teaching on Twitter: Self teaching is one of the best teaching methods out there. It allows you to go in the process of gathering the theory &...
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When I first started lifting, I didn’t know my own physical limits. So I started light. (One of Jim Wendler’s maxims is “”Start Light and Go Slow.” I trust Jim Wendler.) The amount of weight I was...
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(Part 3) The Kronkite Effect Time Builds Trust There is no substitute for time together. And that’s doubly true for persuasion. Walter Kronkite spoke with his audience for 2 ½ hours each week. All...
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P.D. Mangan wrote this morning: “Historically, writing progressed from pictographs to letters, but is now going in reverse.” This is a trend I’ve been observing for almost 20 years, (coincident with...
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(Part 4) The Three P’s of Trust Building The more you listen to someone, the more you trust them. You can’t help it. It’s how we are wired. That’s one reason why we trusted Walter Kronkite: because we...
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(Part 5) Why Do People Like You? People trust people they admire. And people trust people who are like themselves. And if you are someone people admire and also think are relatable, then you are miles...
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