100 Episodes Later: "The Power Lies in the Pause" and 11 Other Lessons from Influence Anyone Guests

After 100 episodes, Howie Chan finally says the thing most podcasters won't say out loud. In this season one finale, he gets honest about the money, the growth, and the grind behind Influence Anyone. He pulls back the curtain on a question every creator eventually faces, then he turns to the 12 guests who most influenced him and how he thinks about influence, from Robert Cialdini and a $700,000 thank-you note to Navy SEAL Rich Diviney and a lesson on fear learned during Hell Week. Chapters 00:00:00 The Honest Truth About Influence Anyone 00:10:39 Robert Cialdini: The $700K Note 00:13:00 Scott Walker: Why Am I Talking? 00:14:34 Henna Pryor: The Fast Comeback Rate 00:16:07 Nir Eyal: Beliefs Are Tools 00:18:30 Melina Palmer: Do It Now, Not Monday 00:20:00 Phill Agnew: The Effort Effect 00:22:16 Nancy Harhut: People Don't Think the Way You Think 00:24:57 Brian Ahearn: Set Up the Ask Before the Ask 00:27:44 Owen Fitzpatrick: We Sell Ourselves Stories 00:30:09 Kwame Christian: Acknowledge Before You Ask 00:31:26 Rich Diviney: Moving Horizons 00:33:27 Sam Horn: The Hook and the Hinge 00:35:19 What Every Guest Had in Common 00:37:06 What's Next in Season Two The Behavioring Lab Howie is launching a membership at howiechan.com/lab to help experienced professionals close the gap between what they know and how people perceive them, using behavioral science and influence psychology. → howiechan.com/lab Guest Episodes Mentioned: Robert Cialdini: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/robertcialdini Scott Walker: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/scottwalker Henna Pryor: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/hennapryor Nir Eyal: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/nireyalbelief Melina Palmer: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/melinapalmer Phill Agnew: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/phillagnew Nancy Harhut: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/nancyharhut Brian Ahearn: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/brianahearn Owen Fitzpatrick: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/owenfitzpatrick Kwame Christian: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/kwamechristian Rich Diviney: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/richdiviney Sam Horn: https://www.howiechan.com/podcast/samhorn — Produced by Ideablossoms (https://ideablossoms.com/)