Saturday, November 29, 2008

powerful requests 2

Different zones:

1. comfortable
2. learning
3. uncomfortable
4. panic zone

Use as a tool for feedback

Clients are not paying us to stay where they are

Put the bold request in context by advising it goes beyond the client's thinking

Identify false expectations that appear real

Substitute fear for curiousity and fascination

At the heart of fear is inactivity. In a powerful request we face the fear eg of failure; pain; unknown; success (and the stress that goes with that success)

Replace your fear with faith - faith leads to actions which leads to change

If fear has hit the panic zone; overwhelmed - that might be a UAC

Identify the self limiting belief and the doubt loop

Asking someone to rise above themselves is powerful

eg a sales mgt advertisement offered $50K salary and received 240 applicants. The same ad was run with a $250K salary and only 2 applied

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