In today's noisy marketplace, facts and features get ignored — but stories cut through everything. They make your message 22× more memorable than plain data (Stanford Graduate School of Business), boost conversions by up to 30 %, and drive 23 % higher sales (Nielsen).

Brands that master storytelling don't just sell products — they create emotional connections that turn prospects into loyal buyers. Selling with Stories transforms dry presentations into unforgettable experiences that build instant trust and make influence feel natural.

Want to start persuading more with stories? Listen to my podcast Maximize Your Influence on How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale With Stories. In this episode I interview story expert Paul Smith . You'll walk away with ready-to-use story templates you can plug into your very next presentation.

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In today's fast-paced world, harnessing the wisdom of the crowd and using their collective intelligence is more important than ever for making smarter decisions, fostering innovation, and achieving greater influence. By tapping into the combined insights of the right group can outperform solitary experts and uncover solutions that might otherwise remain hidden.

The wisdom of the crowd refers to the phenomenon where the judgments of a large group often yield more accurate results than those of any single expert, as popularized by James Surowiecki in his book Wisdom of the Crowd.

Tune into the latest episode of Maximize Your Influence on Wisdom of the Crowd - How Collective Intelligence Amplifies Your Influence. I am going to take a dive-deep into more strategies, cutting-edge studies, and actionable tips on harnessing the wisdom of the crowd to dominate persuasion and inspire action. Don't miss out; listen now and transform how you lead and influence!

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Kurt Mortensen

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Unlock Visual Influence: Master the Perfect Room for Persuasion!

In a world where first impressions seal deals and environments shape minds, creating the Perfect Persuasive Room isn't just smart – it's essential. As Brian Tracy says, success comes from controlling your environment.

The Perfect Persuasive Room is intentionally arranging elements like seating, ceiling height, light, room temperature, and sound to prime subconscious responses, helping people become more receptive, focused, and aligned with your goals.

Mastering the Perfect Persuasive Room starts with auditing your space – assess seating for collaboration, ceilings for mindset, lighting for emotion, temperature for energy, and music for vibe, then tweak to align with your objectives. This episode will ignite your potential, equip you with proven tactics, and propel you to unstoppable success. Subscribe now, hit play, and let's build your influence toolbox!

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Kurt Mortensen

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Goal setting isn't just a feel-good exercise—it's the fuel that propels top performers to 10X their results. Mastering goal setting gives you the edge to influence outcomes, close deals faster, and skyrocket your personal and professional growth. As Brian Tracy teaches, success is no accident—it's the direct result of setting specific, actionable goals that drive relentless action. Without it, you're drifting; with it, you're unstoppable.

But hold on—goal setting isn't all sunshine and rainbows. If mishandled, it can backfire, leading to burnout, bad shortcuts, and a narrow focus that ignores life's bigger picture. Recent studies show that failing at goals can tank motivation and trigger negative emotions, with participants reporting a drop in mood after setbacks. Even in education, performance goals can turn students into "emotionless learning machines," eroding authenticity and self-perception. What is the key? Set goals the right way, or risk the dark side derailing your motivation.

Want to know the other steps and pitfalls of goal setting? Tune into the Maximize Your Influence podcast for the science of goal setting. Listen to The Blind Spot To Goals - The Science of Success. Don't just set goals—conquer them. Subscribe, listen, and let's increase your success for 2026!

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There is a free, billion-dollar persuasion laboratory running 24/7 that most influencers completely ignore - and it's teaching the truth about human nature. Top persuaders don't guess what works; they study what already moves millions of people every day. That laboratory is your spam folder. Once you understand the brutal psychological triggers spam exploits - and how to adapt them ethically - you will never struggle to get attention, build desire, or close deals again.

This is how you influence, negotiate, and sell at the highest level. Spam exposes the raw buttons of human nature—greed, fear, curiosity, trust—and when you adapt those triggers ethically, you stop begging for attention and start commanding it.

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There is one invisible enemy that destroys more sales, negotiations, and influence attempts than any objection, competitor, or recession combined. Top producers don't suffer from it because they've learned to crush it. That enemy is Decision Fatigue—and once you understand and conquer it, you will influence faster, and negotiate better with less effort than ever before.

Here's the brutal truth: Decision Fatigue is the mental exhaustion that hits after making too many choices, causing your brain to slow down, avoid decisions, or pick the easiest option -like doing nothing at all. Your prospects get bombarded with decisions all day long; by the time they talk to you, their willpower tank is empty. That's why they stall with "I'll think about it" or ghost you completely. It's not them—it's biology.

There is a hidden psychological trap that 99% of salespeople, negotiators, and leaders fall into every single day—and it is silently hurting your closes, your relationships, and your bank account.

This one mental error is called the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), and once you master it you will never take rejection personally again and your income will explode.

When you master the Fundamental Attribution Error you stop fighting people and start solving situations. You turn the "NO" into "YES." Discover additional ways to how this hidden bias can be turned to increase your influence. Walk away with the exact tools the top 1% use to read people perfectly, stay unshakable, and can influence on command.

If you want more YES in your life, there is ONLY ONE SKILL that separates the average from the top 1%, and the frustrated from the fulfilled. That skill? Mastering rejection, crushing resistance, and turning the pain of "NO" into rocket fuel for your success. Champions don't fear rejection – they FEED on it.

This isn't theory. This is how you sell, influence, negotiate, and win in the real world – whether you're closing a million-dollar contract, asking for the promotion, or getting your kids to clean their room. Master rejection and resistance and you master money, power, and control over your destiny.

So here's the deal: Stop letting "NO" stop YOU. Discover ways to become bulletproof, fearless, and ready to turn every objection into success.