The Vault with Sonja Martinovic

A Master Class for Persuasion, Influence & Communication w/ Steven McGarvey

Episode Summary

Stephen McGarvey is an international speaker, an expert on persuasion and influence, and the founder of a boutique consulting firm, Solutions In Mind. He assists corporations and audiences around the world in solving difficult communications problems by guiding them on an engaging, fast-paced, fascinating journey inside the unconscious mind. His new book is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal #1 Best Seller Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior. Learn more at solutionsinmind.com.

Episode Notes

Stephen McGarvey is an international speaker, an expert on persuasion and influence, and the founder of a boutique consulting firm, Solutions In Mind. He assists corporations and audiences around the world in solving difficult communications problems by guiding them on an engaging, fast-paced, fascinating journey inside the unconscious mind. His new book is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal #1 Best Seller Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior. Learn more at solutionsinmind.com.

Some key points: 

(02:20) How Steven came to write his book "Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior."
(04:11) How to influence people and maintain your integrity at the same time
(06:20) The risks associated with marketer's using manipulative tactics to influence others
(10:28) What are some signs to look out for if you think you're being influenced
(16:21) People struggle with making decisions.
(18:31) How can high achievers maintain a sense of meaning? Focus on the WHY?
(23:17) Don't focus your energy so much on what you DON'T want, but what you DO want
(26:50) Handling objections: some tactics for shifting the perspective of your clients
(31:06) Steven's upcoming e-course to support Ignite a Shift
(32:55) Steven shares an inspiring case study. Using hypnosis to remove a life-long phobia
(41:55) People tend to repress negative emotions. We should embrace them instead.

Connect with  Steven

Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior (Morgan James Publishing, July 2022).
Learn more at solutionsinmind.com.

Connect with Sonja

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