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Something You Should Know about Personality

How Charming Are You?

March 8, 2013

 

Interview with Brian Tracy, co-author of the book The Power of Charm: How to Win Anyone Over in Any Situation

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to be successful you have to be charming.

 

Brian Tracy:
The fact is that 85% of your success or lack of success is going to be determined by your relationships with other people. And the fact is that people who are the most successful are described by others as nice people.
 
Brian Tracy

Introverts

February 25, 2013

 

Interview with Dr. Laurie Helgoe, author of the book Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Believe it or not introverts make up about ½ of the population and yet…

 

Dr. Laurie Helgoe:
Our society is so programmed - get out there be with people when we take 2 seconds to think about it no that’s not the whole picture.
 
Dr. Laurie Helgoe

How To Live A Great Life

February 4, 2013

 

Interview with Judith Wright, author of the book Transformed!: The Science of Spectacular Living

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Ever feel like something is missing in your life?

 

Judith Wright:
Well I think all of us feel like some unfulfilled potential on us, some kind of nagging something, it’s something that feels like almost like an itch we’re not scratching.
 


Judith Wright

Would You Like To Be More Admired? - Part 2

October 24, 2012

 

Interview with Mark C. Thompson, author of the book Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to be successful and admired by others is it more important to be competent or charismatic? Well research has asked that question and it turns out…

 

Mark C. Thompson:
Competence and your ability to do the work ended up being more important than how naturally communicative or extroverted that you are – it’ll always trump personality and charisma is your competence.
 
Mark C. Thompson

Would You Like To Be More Admired?

October 23, 2012

 

Interview with Mark C. Thompson, author of the book Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you get the recognition and respect you think you deserve?

 

Mark C. Thompson:
What we found is that most people wish they were valued more, respected and admired for what they do or at least what they care about most.
 
Mark C. Thompson

The Role Of Men

September 19, 2012

 

Interview with Hanna Rosin, author of the book The End of Men: And the Rise of Women

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Men’s roles have certainly changed over the past few generations and continue to do so.

 

Hanna Rosin:
I do feel that this is a transition moment where the boys and the men don’t necessarily have a role model they don’t like the sound of we all need to be feminized now – no man wants to hear that.

 
Hanna Rosin

Resilience

July 18, 2012

 

Interview with Andrew Zolli, author of the book Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When faced with a challenge or a defeat do you quit or are you resilient and bounce back?

 

Andrew Zolli:
You know resilience is much more wide spread than some of our popular literature might suggest. You might think that everyone who experiences a trauma basically falls over and is paralyzed by it but that’s actually not what happens.
 
Andrew Zolli

Resilience Part 2

July 19, 2012

 

Interview with Andrew Zolli, author of the book Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

 

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Mike Carruthers:
How well you cope or don’t cope with life’s difficulties has to do with your beliefs.

 

Andrew Zolli:
Social scientists have a research field called hardiness research in which they actually study people who are innately resistant to the effects of trauma.
 
Andrew Zolli

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

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