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Chantal’s Influence Tips 85: M and I – friends or enemies?

  We have two invisible friends that travel with us at all times.  One is called Memory and the other …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 84: What Al Pacino asked Keanu Reeves and Why it Matters

  In the film Devils Advocate, Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves are negotiating a contract. Pacino says “Pressure changes everything. …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 82: The pitfalls of being significant

  One of the traits of human beings is their inclination to take things personally. Of all the things I’ve …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 81: The Importance of Being Earnest

  Just because something’s important, does it also have to be serious?   I’ll give you an example. I was teaching a …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 80: Beware of the Fool’s Game

  I have a friend who frequently compared himself to others.    Interestingly, after making these comparisons, he always found himself …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 79: The Sweet Spot – Impact v Relevance

  When people are being highly influential, you’ll notice there are two important things at play:-   Relevance and Impact. …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 78: Why D.R.C?

  Walt Disney was a prolific and talented creator. Robert Dilts modelled Disney’s strategies and observed that he used three …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 77: Obsessed by results?

  Everyone has the capacity to achieve spectacular results in any area of life.   We see countless examples of …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 76: The Aikido Strategy

  Aikido is often described as the peaceful martial art because to be successful, strength, speed or aggression is not …
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Chantal’s Influence Tips 75: How to Turn your Toughest Customers into Fans – Part Two

  Last week, I shared with you two key principles for handling difficult people or tricky situations. This week, more …
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