How To Increase Your Sphere of Influence
Posted by Scott Johnson
Most people really never think about it. They either take it for granted or at least never think purposely about the subject where it relates to them. Influence is really a gift if used correctly. Influence is something we all have but most of the time we underestimate its true power.
I often refer to a person’s influence as something that you should put some thought into and acted out on with intention and purpose. This is especially true if you are in business for yourself, after all, a Realtor for instance can only grow and build their business to the degree of their influence or size of their Rolodex, right?
Doing this with intention takes forethought and planning. All to often business people initially come on too strong or in the wrong way when they are trying to expand their influence, which in the end results in setting off what I call the “Consumer Radar”.
You might be asking, what does this have to do with a Christian based blog? Well, everything when you think about it. We are all called in one degree or another to be a positive influence on our world and doing that means that we must do it with intention and with a great deal of wisdom. I have thought for a long time that one of the most important things I need to have is a large sphere of influence in order to be successful.
I recently was invited to sit in on a conference call by Larry Benet, commonly referred to as “The Connector”. Larry was interviewing Dave Stech who will be one of Larry’s guest’s and speakers and an upcoming event called Connection Mastery. Dave Stech himself had thought for a long time that the most important thing he had was the size of his database or Rolodex. It wasn’t until he had lost it that it caused him to rethink his postion.
He finally came to the conclusion that he really did not have a close relationship with the majority of his database and that what really mattered were those who he did know personally. He came up with what he calls The Power of Six. The Power of Six caused him to focus in on a handful of carefully chosen relationships in order to bring mutual benefit. Hey, when you think about it, Jesus did not spend the majority of his time with the crowds, instead He carefully chose three and then eventually twelve. I guess we could call this The Power of Three or The Power of Twelve. However you call it, the point is that He was so effective that years later after His death and resurrection these chosen ones literally turned the then known world upside down.
If you would like to learn more about The Power of Six, you can find out more by visiting www.connectionmastery.com.
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