The secret to influence isn't what you probably expect. The big secret to powerful influence is in the way you listen. You have to know how to listen to unlock this powerful influencing force. Effective listening isn't a natural skill and you make it unnecessarily hard for yourself. You make it hard to listen when you allow your mind to be cluttered with other thoughts, your thinking about what you'll say next while the other person is still talking, you're fatigued or in a hurry trying to rush the prospect, and you aren't focused. All these bad behaviors keep you from really listening.

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