December 14, 2015 / by Don Connelly / Storytelling, analogies and power phrases / 0 comments
Let me tell you a couple of cool things about stories. For one thing they don’t need to be very long to be effective.
The shortest inaugural address ever was George Washington’s. It was just a hundred and thirty-five words. Now compare that to William Henry Harrison. In 1841, in his inaugural address, Harrison talked for two hours, he said 9000 words, and it was freezing. A month later, he died of a cold and pneumonia.
Watch this video or read the transcript below to learn more about short stories effectiveness and to hear a couple of stories from Don.
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How to Help Clients Make Good Decisions
April 29, 2019 / by Don Connelly / Managing the Relationship / 0 comments
Your job is as much about managing relationships as it is about managing money. You need to establish close ties with your clients so you can become a positive influence in their lives over the long term. Unless you can steer your clients into making good decisions you not only risk losing them as clients – but you are doing them a disfavor – because you are allowing them to make potentially disastrous financial decisions.
Here are a few things you can do to influence your clients’ decisions positively.
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Good Stories Don’t Need to Be Long to Be Effective
December 14, 2015 / by Don Connelly / Storytelling, analogies and power phrases / 0 comments
Let me tell you a couple of cool things about stories. For one thing they don’t need to be very long to be effective.
The shortest inaugural address ever was George Washington’s. It was just a hundred and thirty-five words. Now compare that to William Henry Harrison. In 1841, in his inaugural address, Harrison talked for two hours, he said 9000 words, and it was freezing. A month later, he died of a cold and pneumonia.
Watch this video or read the transcript below to learn more about short stories effectiveness and to hear a couple of stories from Don.
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What’s New on Don Connelly 24/7 in January 2015
January 29, 2015 / by Diana Marinova / What's New on Don Connelly 24/7 / 0 comments
Here’s this month’s blog post from the series “What’s New on Don Connelly 24/7“. We recap new video and audio podcasts, Weekly Focus issues, the Monthly Newsletter, and new products. Read on!
What’s new on Don Connelly 24/7 in January 2015
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