Influential U's CFO, Darryl Anderle was raised to think of ambition as a negative word. But when he acknowledged that ambition is not a dirty word, his life turned around.
Phyllis Tichinin used to stuggle to have her voice heard. Influence Ecology has helped her understand how to agitate the indifference in others without waging a battle.
Throughout this study, we have introduced principles that are immediately applicable. The intuitive student will quickly begin to see their life through the lens of ubiquitous transactions; that in fact, they are always transacting to satisfy their aims, and so is everyone else. To further their understanding, an ambitious student might begin to consciously practice making invitations, offers, or requests to gain compliance. Perhaps they’ll attempt to tailor these exchanges to differing personalities or deliberately hold their tongue to lower their perceived cost. They may practice listening for the narratives of the transaction cycle or how they might move the transaction on to the next exchange.
I work with some highly stressed clients with huge demands, and an allostatic load (scientific term for the body’s wear and tear) that has them progressively less able to function at their best, and they end up just surviving and turning it on each day, all the while feeling like a fraud, only to come up for brief amounts of air (vacations and weekends) so they can keep it all up. As I have said in many previous articles, this can lead to brain burnout and all sorts of other behavioural, psychological and physical issues arising that, left unchecked, can be detrimental to their personal and professional lives.
Influential U has helped Paul Adamss see an accurate reflection for himself. Now he helps his customers do the same. What he does is to help people confront their naivete so they live satisfying lives.
Having study with Influence Ecology since 2012, Trisha Tyler has become a discipline of accurate thinking and planning. She shares her experience and how it made her a better leader and decision-maker, good mentor, and coach.
