Every day, intentionally or not, you’re using fascination triggers to persuade people at work and home. Whether you’re pitching a new client, or inviting a friend to lunch, or lulling a cranky toddler to sleep, you’re using triggers to elicit a certain response.

Which triggers are you using to persuade and captivate?

You have seven potential fascination triggers: power, trust, mystique, prestige, vice, alarm, and lust. Each trigger leads to a different style of communication, and a different type of relationship. The more accurately you identify your personality triggers, and the more intelligently you hone them, the more influential your message becomes.

My primary fascination trigger is VICE.

How does your personality #fascinate? Take the f-score test to find out.

Based on Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivationby Sally Hogshead.

Go to Dixie

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My first ever GO bus ride to Mississauga. I felt like a lost tourist for knowing what I was doing or how to get there. All I had was a destination, my backpack and my visa card. Thankfully the lady at the ticket booth knew what she was doing. I’m on my way!

Follow-ups in ‘Ssauga today for work. I’m still selling POS machines to business owners. I’m saving one lady $5k per year on her visa bill. She’d be insane not to sign with me.

Picture taken at the Union Station GO bus terminal. That’s the historical Flat Iron building in the background, a very unique presence in downtown Toronto. It’s located in the St Lawrence Market area.

Treat

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On a snowstorm kind of day like this a spicy hot choc, sweet treats (baklava, shortbread) and spicy conversation with my house mates is perfect for heating up mind, body and soul.

Water Lily

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It’s only in initial concept phase but I’m planning to travel through South East Asia at the end of the year. Primarily Laos (time for me to re-connect with my heritage), Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. HK, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia may be on the cards. I won’t be doing hotels and I might do hostels but most of my stay will be with local hosts (Couch surfing) and/or volunteering (see below).

Some activities I’m contemplating:
1. Find a spiritual teacher and study Buddhism for a few weeks to a month in Laos
2. Studying Thai massage in Chang Mai
3. Teaching English – paid work or volunteering for a non-profit
4. volunteering in community improvement programs in exchange for room, food & board.

I’m looking for resources, connections, local hosts and suggestions in relation to the activities I’ve mentioned.

So if you can recommend, connect, and/or offer advice do let me know.

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. – St. Augustine

The secret hideout

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Home, sweet home.