174 — How to Influence People to Change Without Overstepping Your Bounds

03/01/2025 26 min Episodio 174
174 — How to Influence People to Change Without Overstepping Your Bounds

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Episode Synopsis

Whether you want your partner to quit eating so many sugary treats or your colleague to have a better attitude, you're in a powerful position to influence others. While lecturing or nagging doesn't work (and, in fact, can make things worse), there are proven strategies that can influence other people to change.
Developing a clear plan can help you guide someone to change their behavior without overstepping your bounds. Some of the things I share are:

How to become a powerful influence

How to identify what stage of change someone else is in

How to employ motivational interviewing strategies that foster self-motivation

What to focus on to motivate people to change

How to handle setbacks so you can guide people back to creating change



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Links & Resources
Episode 86 — "The 6 Changes of Change: How to Transform Your Life"
Episode 24 — "How to Help a Loved One with Addiction with CRAFT Trainer Laurie MacDougall"

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