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4 Incredibly Effective Influencing Skills Most People Overlook
Most advice on influence focuses on the wrong person. Andy Andrews shares four foundational influencing skills that are completely within your control—and why they work better than any psychological trick.Read article
The Surprising Truth About Extraordinary Results (That Average Achievers Keep Missing)
“Don’t sweat the small stuff” sounds wise, but it keeps most people average. Andy Andrews explains why extraordinary results come from the little things—from da Vinci’s smallest brush to a hundredth of a second in the pool.Read article
13 Successful Leaders Reveal the “Little Things” They Wish They Learned Sooner
If you could go back 10 years, what “little thing” would you tell yourself to pay attention to? Andy Andrews asked 13 successful leaders—including Barbara Corcoran and Jon Gordon—and shares their answers, unedited.Read article
How to Influence Leaders: 2 Tips for Creating Positive Change
Andy Andrews was asked to help the 2005 USA Solheim Cup team after a rough first day—even though he plays golf less than five times a year. Here are the two things he leaned on, and how anyone can use them to influence leaders.Read article
The Key to Effective Leadership: How to Become Someone Worth Following
We’re all leaders, so we might as well be great ones. Andy Andrews explains why effective leadership starts with becoming someone worth following, and the three qualities that make people want to follow you.Read article
How to Make Tough Decisions: A Process That Works…Featuring 3 Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Decisions sound simple until you face a crucial one. Andy Andrews shares the three questions he uses to make tough decisions quickly and confidently, and why seeking wisdom is the one step you should never skip.Read article
Why Hiring a Coach Is Critical to Your Success
Society’s highest achievers almost always have coaches. Andy Andrews explains the three lies that keep people from hiring a coach, what to look for in one, and how to start even if you can’t afford a coach yet.Read article
How to Engage an Audience: My 3-Step Formula
Whether you’re a parent, a boss, or a speaker, you have an audience. Drawing on his years as a comedian, Andy Andrews shares a three-step formula for engaging any audience and keeping their attention.Read articleHow to Quit a Job with Grace
At some point, we all stop doing our jobs. Andy Andrews explains how to quit a job with grace: stay grateful, set a great example, and leave the door open on your way out, because your legacy depends on it.Read articleThe Secret to Adding More Hours to Your Day
“I just don’t have enough time” is rarely true. Andy Andrews shares the question that frees up more hours in the day, what he gave up to find them, and what a red fox teaches us about focus.Read articleWhy You Should Think Like an Entrepreneur (Even If You’re Employed)
You don’t need to own a business to think like an entrepreneur. Andy Andrews explains why hope is a thought process, why what we’re really hoping for is control, and the one question entrepreneurial thinkers always ask.Read articleCauses of Failure: What Every Spectacular Failure Has in Common
Every spectacular downfall has one thing in common. Andy Andrews explains the most overlooked of the causes of failure, the three things real authority provides, and why he keeps a Wall of Influence in his office.Read article
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About Andy Andrews
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is a best-selling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the world’s largest corporations and organizations. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Noticer, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, and the modern classic, The Traveler’s Gift.