Did A Door Just Open?

Jason reiterated yesterday that he wants to go to UCLA to study psychology, but is already working with kids and charging them six dollars an hour for virtual coaching. (Lucy only used ot charge a nickel!)

He said that helping others helps himself. Clever boy. So…while continuing to focus on those basics in the morning…I’m thinking of adding three of the “Persuasion Framework” steps from Robbins-Madanes training. The most important three are:

1. Developing rapport, and understanding how they already motivate themselves with pain and pleasure.
2. Interrupt their current negative pattern
3. Connect their goal/new pattern to their highest intents.

I have to think about this. There are five patterns I was committed to giving him. But if he ASKS for wisdom about communicating with people and helping them change…I can’t help but think the “Persuasion Framework” should be on the list. By the way…if you can only do ONE thing, it’s #2: Interrupt their negative pattern. If you do this often enough, they will HAVE to find a new way to satisfy their needs, and will eventually find their way to a positive one.

He says that he’s good at making stressed people laugh. EXCELLENT. Laughter is a great pattern interrupt, as well as stress relief and rapport builder. And Pattern Interrupts work best when you have that rapport. When they trust you, like you, want to be like you and think you have characteristics that would improve their lives.