How good are you at persuading others?
I am always looking to up my game. Perhaps you are too.
I have two older brothers and one is extremely good at persuading people. Let me walk you through what just happened to me yesterday.
It’s Kentucky Derby time and my brother and I have the itch to buy an NFT horse from Zed Run.
I barely know anything about them but you can race them against other horses and place bets on them – all virtually. I’m sold at this point.
Here is one we aren’t buying: It’s 0-5 in competition. It doesn’t have the best name either.
We can cross this one off the list too:
Now, my brother knows all about the horses. When to buy, and better yet, apparently how to breed them too. He is the expert.
I offered to put some cash towards a horse with him, but he has been encouraging me to do my research to get educated on the whole “game and system.” I was reluctant (lazy) until he asked me two questions:
- “Nate, how much research do you actually want to do?” My response: “Ah a little but not too much.”
He then hit me with:
- “That’s more than nothing. Why do any?” My response: “I don’t want to buy a slow horse or pay way too much!!!”
After those two questions, he had ME positioning why I should do research. I was negotiating with myself. Ughhhhh!
He knew I better have some knowledge and some skin in the game before we bought the horse, and he flexed his persuading skills too.
Enjoy the Kentucky Derby today with a big hat on, and put this insight to use in your own way.
-Nate
Nate Woodman 