Hey Friend,

Happy Freedom Friday!

I have a couple of little goodies for you in today's email.

First, I'm writing this email by speaking into my phone as I drive down the road. Don't worry, I'm not looking at my phone at all, and my eyes are fully focused on the road in front of me.

I'm using the little tip I mentioned in yesterday's video. I did such a good job selling myself on that tip that I even ended up dropping $600 on a voice dictation software for my home computer.

Anyway, just wanted to remind you how cool it is to use technology to your advantage, so you can save time and make things easier.

Okay, onto the goodies...

Today's "Good Parts" episode is all about the art of influentially inviting people to do things in a way that they find extremely attractive.

It seems to me that our success in life, and especially in sales, is very much dependant on our ability to entice others to work with us and do what we ask.

In today's episode, I break down the essential core principles of influence and teach you two powerful new language patterns to make your calls to action much more effective.

So, if that appeals to you, feel free to click this link and watch the video now.

The other thing I have for you is the replay of today's "Grow Rich Mastermind," along with one of the tips I talked about.

The title of the call is, "The Hand That Gives the Rose." This title was inspired by something one of our Mastermind participants, Gail Kindig, shared. It was a quote from Gandhi:

"The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose."

That's a great phrase to help us remember that you can't give a gift without also giving yourself one in return. There are many ways this applies in business, some of which we discussed on the call today.

I also shared a little story about something that happened in my business yesterday, which I think has a pretty great lesson for success.

The short version is, I made a post on social media expressing gratitude for recently enrolling 111 new customers into our new personal growth and productivity app.

This was a big deal for me, especially considering it took me two years to enroll 23 people into one of my first businesses, years ago.

One of the comments on the post said something to the effect of, "Of course, you have a large following, so that's to be expected."

I'm sure the commenter didn't mean any ill will, but it sparked a train of thought in me.

One of my early mentors used to say, "The effect of your communication is not the words you say, but the effect it has on people." 

What I learned is that in the way we speak, there are presuppositions - things communicated but not explicitly said.

For example, "I'm not successful" versus "I'm not successful yet." That little word yet presupposes future success.

So, regardless of the commenter's intent, the effect of his communication suggested that my success was purely due to having a large following, which isn't a great mindset for creating success.

One entrepreneur I admire and learn from is Elon Musk.

Knowing he has a photographic memory never led me to attribute his success solely to that. If I did, what would that say about my ability to succeed without a photographic memory?

See why it's not a good idea to ever attribute someone's success to something you perceive you don't have? It's far better to draw inspiration and learn from those more successful than us.

Another lesson here: even successful people appreciate recognition for their achievements.

So, if you want to create a positive, reciprocating effect with successful people, it's always a good idea to lift them up, not tear them down.

Hopefully, these thoughts have been helpful to you today and given you something to ponder.

You're welcome to listen to the whole replay of the call here, if you want.

Or, you can catch it with your phone by dialing 712-432-0990 Access: 565762# (up all weekend)

Regardless, thanks for reading, and I hope you've enjoyed this added text version of the email, made possible by my new voice dictation superpowers. These are superpowers you too can have if you watch the video I sent yesterday. ;-)

Love and appreciating you, Friend. Hope you make it an amazing day and have an awesome weekend.

All the best,

Paul