Psychology - Confidence

September 10, 2009

Interview with Jonathan Berent author of Beyond Shyness: How to Conquer Social Anxieties

www.social-anxiety.com

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Mike Carruthers:
More people have social or performance anxiety than perhaps anyone realized. You know that fear of giving a presentation or the fear of looking foolish or nervous.

Jonathan Berent:
And I’ve had countless people who have told me things like, “You know I’m thinking of getting into a car accident tomorrow on the way to work because I have to give a presentation and there’s no way I’m going to do it.”

 September 8, 2009

Interview with Jillian Michaels author Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!

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Mike Carruthers:
More people fail than succeed at losing weight and keeping it off. And one big reason is a lack of real motivation.

People might be inspired and passionate and in a moment of bravado they’ll decide to make a change and they’ll starve their bodies or they’ll take crazy drugs, which ultimately damages their bodies. They yo-yo diet - they put it all back on and then some.

 August 17, 2009

Interview with Stacey Hanke, author of Yes You Can!: Everything You Need From A to Z to Influence Others to Take Action

www.staceyhanke.com
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Mike Carruthers:
To be really persuasive or effective nothing beats face-to-face communication. But there are some important elements to good face-to-face communication. For example, eye contact or eye connection.

Stacey Hanke:
And to me eye connection is really connecting with your listeners. Only speak when you are connected with a pair of eyes.

 July 28, 2009

Interview with Richard Brodie author of  Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
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Mike Carruthers:
We all like to believe we think for ourselves. But do we?

Richard Brodie:
A lot of the things we think of as being our own original ideas aren't really that way at all. We catch them from somewhere, we catch them from our upbringing, from TV.

Richard Brodie

July 23, 2009

Interview with Daniel Coyle author of The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How

www.TheTalentCode.com
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Mike Carruthers:
When you study true champions, you find they don't just practice a lot - they practice on the "edge of their ability".

Daniel Coyle:
When you practice on the edge of your ability, you're able to essentially re- wire your brain.

Daniel Coyle author of the book The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How says practicing on the edge of your ability - is hard.

 July 15, 2009

Interview with Mark Magnacca author of So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience

www.markmagnacca.com
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Mike Carruthers:
Whether you're trying to get your kids to brush their teeth or sell somebody on a multi-million dollar project, there is one important fact about communication.

Mark Magnacca:
The people you are trying to communicate with - to sell to or convince - they don't really care about you until they understand what's in it for them.

Mark Magnacca

June 4, 2009
Interview with W. Randal Jones, author of The Richest Man in Town: The Twelve Commandments of Wealth
www.richestmanintown.com

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Mike Carruthers:
If you were to ask 100 of the wealthiest people in America how they achieved that wealth you would find that virtually all of them claim they have found their "perfect pitch."

W. Randal Jones:
They've found the thing that they were hard-wired to do and discovered a way to commercialize it.

January 15, 2009

Interview with Deborah Tannen, author of The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words

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Mike Carruthers:
Today more than ever we live in an argument culture.

Deborah Tannen:
It's the tendency to approach everything in an adversarial frame of mind - the way to show you're really thinking is to criticize and attack.