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To Be (Sneaky) or Not to Be (Sneaky)

Recently a student of mine posted a comment about my use of the relationship between teacher and student in an example of presupposition. They suggested, with a wink and a smiley face, that maybe I was being a little sneaky in using the example in a persuasive way.

It's kind of interesting in life how when people know that I'm an expert in persuasion; they assume I'm using my persuasions skills on them all the time. That's been something that I've struggled with my whole life. People actually say, 'Well, I don't know if I can really trust him, because, after all, he's one of the top persuasion experts.'

This always kind of upset me until finally I just kind of got used to it. I just realized, people are going to think whatever they're going to think.

I really am just genuinely myself. And I've had to struggle to remain un-jaded. Not always having ulterior motives is part of operating with a lot of integrity.

Ulterior is what lies beyond what is obvious, evident and apparent. This can be framed as negative, especially if the motive is deceptive or concealed, but ulterior motives don't have to be sneaky.

There are ulterior motives that can be supportive and helpful. In a sense, ulterior simply means 'behind the scenes'. When I use my persuasion skills to serve clients and help them to stay involved with my program, there is no lack of integrity whatsoever. I know that my program can and will help them.

For my suspicious student, I would suggest that people find I'm providing value regardless of me attempting to install it or not. And you'll find the same is true for you.

This is sort of humorous to me and I just thought I'd show a little bit of what goes on in my mind and how I deal with unique problems I deal with all the time.

When I was younger, I'd often find myself asking the people I was studying under if they were using persuasion on me. I wanted to see how they made decisions.

This doesn't mean that I am attempting to persuade my students actively, though my intention, obviously, is to keep them in my program.

That's going to come out. These are my intentions. And my intention is to help and help and help some more. As long as that is comprehended then I feel really satisfied and I think this is something you might want to examine in your own life because it will be something that comes up from time to time and it's nice to have thought it through so that you know where you stand on it.

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Kenrick Cleveland teaches techniques to earn the business of wealthy prospects using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion techniques.

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