3. Mastering the Art of Influence

03/24/22 • 25 min

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A leader can be visible in so many ways. Today’s episode will be focused on one of the key ways to leverage influence and to build it. Visibility can be gained as the person who has influence, but a person can build their influence by meeting with influencers.

The definition of influence
Social media, people, places, advertisements find ways to influence every day.
Why is it important to create influential relationships and what prevents us from building them?
How do you find influencers in your company?
Building relationships external to your company is necessary too.
What are the characteristics of a good influencer?
Planning for a Successful Influencing Conversation.
What type of influencing approach will you take?
What does influence have to do with visibility?

Rise Up and Be Visible Quick Tips –

Identify the influencers in your organization, reach out to them to introduce yourself and set up time to meet with them
Pay attention to the people who influence you. What can you learn from them to help you grow?
Take action – plan out the conversation and outcomes that you want
Focus on adding value multiple times before you ask them for help
Continue to build out your internal and external networks so you have them if you need them.
Introverts can build their influence and visibility through one on one conversations with influencers.

Check out my website and the resources for The Visibility Factor book.

As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

If you liked The Visibility Factor, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe and rate it where you listen to podcasts! It helps the podcast get in front of more people who can learn how to be visible too!

Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!

3. Mastering the Art of Influence

The definition of influence
Social media, people, places, advertisements find ways to influence every day.
Why is it important to create influential relationships and what prevents us from building them?
How do you find influencers in your company?
Building relationships external to your company is necessary too.
What are the characteristics of a good influencer?
Planning for a Successful Influencing Conversation.
What type of influencing approach will you take?
What does influence have to do with visibility?

Rise Up and Be Visible Quick Tips –

Identify the influencers in your organization, reach out to them to introduce yourself and set up time to meet with them
Pay attention to the people who influence you. What can you learn from them to help you grow?
Take action – plan out the conversation and outcomes that you want
Focus on adding value multiple times before you ask them for help
Continue to build out your internal and external networks so you have them if you need them.
Introverts can build their influence and visibility through one on one conversations with influencers.

Check out my website and the resources for The Visibility Factor book.

Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!

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2. Inside The Visibility Factor Book

Hello, everyone. In today's episode, I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes view of what it was like to write "The Visibility Factor" book. The path was not always easy or straight, but the bottom line is not to give up.

The Visibility Factor Concept
Keys to Success
Community
Great Experts Around You
Vulnerability
Relatable Stories
Who is The Visibility Factor For and What Is the Core Message?
The RISE Process
Impostor Syndrome
Vanilla vs. Rocky Road Situations
Visibility in a Remote Environment
Visibility Tip

Check out my website and the resources on The Visibility Factor book.

For more information on AJ Harper and the Top 3 Book Workshop click here: https://ajharper.com/

As always, I encourage you to reach out! You can email me at [email protected].

You can also find me on social media everywhere – Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course on The Visibility Factor Podcast! I look forward to connecting with you!

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4. Unlocking Your Heart Value

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4. Unlocking Your Heart Value

Mary Tess Rooney founded True Stride to create a movement where individuals unlock their Heart Value to deepen personal fulfillment, increase meaningful relationships and elevate joy.

As a Heart Value expert, author and speaker, Mary Tess created strategies and tools to help people like you voice your value, activate appreciation and prioritize fun. In Heart Value, Mary Tess guides readers to recognize that every experience is an accrual of value, and to honor what lights them up in order to live their epic adventures.

Prior to True Stride, Mary Tess was a strategy and communications executive who naturally sifted through noise, crafted plans, achieved results and enabled teams to get their stride on within multibillion-dollar businesses. Her business savvy and proficiency in sales, training, communications, public relations and project management empowers individuals to achieve success based on their own personal mission and vision.

Interview Highlights:

Discussed what she did in her corporate career and how the transition into being an entrepreneur was for her.
Mary Tess wrote the book Heart Value, shared why it was important for her to write and the key takeaways for readers.
Mary Tess also shared what heart value means to her and how her Feel, Choose, Act amplifier process is making a difference for people who use it.
As the host of The True Stride podcast, Mary Tess shared who the podcast is for and described the “wise walks that helps her listeners go through a self-reflection walking meditation.
She shared her advice on what leaders can do to reconnect with their value even when they are so busy.

RISE Up and Be Visible Quick Tips –

Mary Tess shared so many practical approaches to visibility and shared a great experience she had once she got a “seat at the table.”

Her book recommendation was The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Ways to connect with Mary Tess Rooney:

THE VISIBILITY FACTOR WITH SUSAN M. BARBER

Thank you to the team at Sheep Jam Productions for the amazing support of The Visibility Factor Podcast!

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