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Something You Should Know about Human Behavior

How Honest Are You?

June 25, 2012

 

Interview with Dan Ariely, author of the book The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone---Especially Ourselves

 

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Mike Carruthers:
While most of us like to think of ourselves as honest almost everyone is slightly dishonest.

 

Dan Ariely:
We think to ourselves that as long as we’re slightly dishonest we’re OK. You know you could go over the speed limit a little bit, we can add a few extra receipts to our tax return.
 
Dan Ariely

Where Great Talent Comes From

June 22, 2012

 

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

 

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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

Talking With Ease In High Stakes Conversations

June 18, 2012

 

Interview with Barry Michaels, author of the book The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Have you ever felt insecure of reluctant to go up and talk to someone whose opinion you care about? There’s a reason for that.

 

Barry Michaels:
Everybody has what Carl Jung the great Swiss psychiatrist called a shadow. The shadow is strangely enough a living being, living inside of you of which you are deeply ashamed and embarrassed.
 
Barry Michaels

How You Handle Change

June 15, 2012

 

Interview with Ariane de Bonvoisin, author of the book The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change (and Loving Your Life More)

 

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Mike Carruthers:
No matter how much you resist it, big changes are coming in your life - good ones and bad ones. Change is inevitable.

 

Ariane de Bonvoisin:
Going through change, we're always asked whether we want to be the victim or whether we actually want to stand back up and get strong in our power. And that is a choice that we all get given.
 
Ariane de Bonvoisin

Power Of Likeability - Part 2

June 12, 2012

 

Interview with Rohit Bhargava, author of the book Likeonomics: The Unexpected Truth Behind Earning Trust, Influencing Behavior, and Inspiring Action

 

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Mike Carruthers:
You’ve probably heard that we generally like people who are like us.

 

Rohit Bhargava:
So that’s certainly true but what it doesn’t mean is that we don’t like people who aren’t like us. The opposite part of it isn’t true. 
 
Rohit Bhargava

Power Of Likeability

June 11, 2012

 

Interview with Rohit Bhargava, author of the book Likeonomics: The Unexpected Truth Behind Earning Trust, Influencing Behavior, and Inspiring Action

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Being a jerk in life isn’t going to get you far. In fact it turns out being likeable that is a currency you can spend to buy your success.

 

Rohit Bhargava:
And I think ultimately what it comes down to is this idea that we want to do business with people that we like. And we want to build relationships with people that we like and likeability is actually a prerequisite for trust.
 
Rohit Bhargava

How We Really Communicate In The Electronic Age

May 29, 2012

 

Interview with Ed Keller, author of the book The Face-to-Face Book: Why Real Relationships Rule in a Digital Marketplace

 

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Mike Carruthers:
With all the talk about Facebook and Twitter you might think that social media has become the primary way by which we communicate – not so.

 

Ed Keller:
The overwhelming amount of word of mouth that takes place is still in the real world, offline, face-to-face, and while online social media is getting a lot of attention now it is a small fraction of the total volume.
 
Ed Keller

Living Life With Courage

May 24, 2012

 

Interview with Debra Ford, author of the book Courage: Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self-Confidence

 

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Mike Carruthers:
To make your rich better, richer, and more fulfilling what would it take?

 

Debra Ford:
The one thing everybody always wants more of is courage and confidence. And what stops everybody is fear.
 
Debra Ford

Easy Ways To Get Organized

May 23, 2012

 

Interview with Regina Leeds, author of the book The 8 Minute Organizer: Easy Solutions to Simplify Your Life in Your Spare Time

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Being better organized offers a lot of benefits.

 

Regina Leeds:
You save time, you save money, it helps you do whatever it is you want to accomplish in life in an easier fashion.

 
Regina Leeds

Science Behind Human Connection - Part 2

May 22, 2012

 

Interview with Paul J. Zak, author of the book The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Oxytocin it’s a hormone released by the brain that promotes care and connection with others.

 

Paul J. Zak:
Turn up the oxytocin and all of a sudden I’m treating strangers like family and by and large they’re going to reciprocate with me - turn it down and all of a sudden I get a selfish behavior, aggressive behavior.
 
Paul J. Zak

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