The Power of Persuasive Communication

“Persuasion is the art of guiding one’s mind through a field of ignorance, misinformation, or misunderstanding to a destination where there is enough information and understanding to make a logical choice to do what is in the best interest of the person being persuaded.” – Steven Scott

Today it’s simply not enough to be effective communicators. More than that, we need to be able to communicate persuasively – not manipulation for our own selfish interests, but rather to possess the power to persuade others for their benefit. People we need to communicate persuasively to everyday: bosses, subordinates, spouse, kids, family members, friends, colleagues, clients, prospects… just about everyone!

Undeniably, communication skills are the first skill set we must include in our arsenal of skills to take with us on our journey to success.

To communicate persuasively, we have to move that person to take action. Now for that to happen, again, there are various tools we can use based on different circumstances – as the saying goes, different strokes for different folks!

It’s really such fun and almost magical when one becomes adept at using all the wonderful tools available. You wish to convince your boss to give you a well-deserved pay rise, no problem? Dread talking to that irate customer who looks ready to burst a blood vessel? No problem, you can cool him down and even turn him into the most loyal customer. Wondering how to convince your child to sit still and study for next week’s examinations? You’ll be amazed at how you can do that by communicating persuasively.

For more information on the Persuasive Communication workshops run by Image Coach International, go to: http://www.complete-health-guide.com/persuasive-communication.html
or email coach@imagecoach.com.sg for a copy of the brochure.

Staying Young in Body & Mind

My chronological age is 48. My biological age is 26/27. My psychological age is 28. As I intend to live to at least 100, I will celebrate my second rebirth in 2011.

What about you? How old are you? How old is your body in terms of critical life signs and cellular processes (your biological age)? How old do you feel (your psychological age)?

Many people accept aging as an inevitable process: “We all grow old, our body breaks down eventually due to wear and tear, and we will die.” Yet, how true is this? Thousands of years ago, a great Indian sage, Shankara declared, “People grow old and die because they see others grow old and die.” It has taken us centuries to even grasp this extraordinary insight – that the aging body is simply responding to social conditioning. We have a choice – to age well because we believe we can; or to suffer the “inevitable” maladies that accompany old age: growing feeble and weak, blood pressure rising, growing deaf, cholesterol levels rising, immune system declining, and so on.

So the first step to aging well is having the belief that you can. If you believe you do have choices that can take you into a healthy, old age – regardless of genetic family history and what society around you suggests, you will of course, then exercise those choices.

What are these choices? For the full article please go to: http://complete-health-guide.com/free-health-ezine-8.html

To check what your biological age is, email to coach@imagecoach.com.sg or sms to +65-8228 8938 for a free test (Singapore only).