
The Psychological Law Of Give And Take - How Gifts And Favors Hurt Your Deals Reciprocity, also known as the Law of Obligation, is the hardwired psychological impulse to return a favor, gift, concession, or compliment...


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Hosted by Kurt Mortensen · business · EN
Maximize Your Influence: Your source for the top persuasion, influence, and negotiation techniques that will help you maximize your success in life and in business!
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Signup to Generate a PitchMaximize Your Influence: Your source for the top persuasion, influence, and negotiation techniques that will help you maximize your success in life and in business!
Maximize Your Influence is hosted by Kurt Mortensen. The show has published 621 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Reciprocity Gone Wrong - Why Prospects Avoid You After You Help Them" (28 October 2026, 21 minutes), "You Waste 2 Hours a Day: Stop Spending Major Time on Minor Things" (21 October 2026, 20 minutes), and "The 3-Second Charisma Rule: How Pauses Boost Your Influence" (14 October 2026, 21 minutes).
Maximize Your Influence publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 621 episodes.
Booking probability for Maximize Your Influence is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Maximize Your Influence requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Maximize Your Influence's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Maximize Your Influence are Business & Management Consulting. Maximize Your Influence has a business audience.
Kurt Mortensen hosts Maximize Your Influence, a business podcast with 621 episodes published.
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The Psychological Law Of Give And Take - How Gifts And Favors Hurt Your Deals Reciprocity, also known as the Law of Obligation, is the hardwired psychological impulse to return a favor, gift, concession, or compliment...

Accomplish 10X More – 4 Causes of Wasting Time You already know procrastination is expensive. What most people don't notice is how it shows up in predictable ways. The delay rarely feels like laziness. It usually feels...

Charisma Latency: Pause After Price Charisma is the single most powerful multiplier in persuasion because when you have it, people want to be around you, trust you, and buy from you. Ignoring the science of charisma...

Episode #618
Too many persuasion professionals fall into the trap of letting people walk out the door saying, "I'll think about it," only to act surprised when they never return. Procrastination is human nature, and if you do not...

Master-level persuasion is never about lecturing people or forcing them into a corner with constant logic. If you fail to capture your audience's imagination and transport them into your message, you are silently...

AI Persuasion Secrets: Are you leveraging the future or getting left behind? AI is not just a passing trend or a flashy app. It is the ultimate force multiplier for your Persuasion IQ, allowing you to prepare faster...

Let us face it: if you walk into a presentation, sales meeting, or team huddle expecting people to be resistant, skeptical, or disinterested, you have already sabotaged your results. Too many professionals radiate low...

Have you ever left a meeting thinking the deal was a lock, then watched it die? Most of us assume the other person saw the same offer we saw. They didn't. People do not experience your presentation as straight fact...

Let's face it: every single one of us hits massive brick walls, unexpected setbacks, and crippling obstacles in business and in life. Too many professionals let a single rejection, a lost account, or a tough economic...

You could deliver a flawless presentation, have the best product, and be on the verge of closing a massive sale, but if a single hostile critic or difficult person starts heckling you and you handle it poorly, your...

Let's face it: you can have the best product, the best pricing, and a great reputation, but if you walk into a meeting and trigger the wrong chemical response in your prospect's brain, the gates of influence will slam...

How to Light a Fire in Anyone - Energy Transfer Secrets Too many professionals go through their daily lives acting as "energy vampires," silently sucking the life out of everyone they meet and wondering why their emails...

Have you ever presented the perfect solution to a prospect, only to have them reject it simply because you told them exactly what to do? When someone dictates our actions, our natural human tendency is to reject the...

Most people try to persuade with facts, features, and logic. That's why their message gets ignored. The top influencers use a different tool that slips past resistance and creates instant understanding. When you master...

In today's competitive world, mastering negotiation isn't optional—it's essential for maximizing your income, closing bigger deals, and advancing your career. Those who understand the psychology of when and why to make...

Your ability to stay fully present and pay attention isn't just nice-to-have — it's your critical tool for building real influence. When you master being in the moment, you catch subtle cues others miss, build deeper...

If you want to dramatically increase your closing rates, shorten sales cycles, and influence people more effectively, you must master one of the most powerful psychological tools available: priming. In a world where...

If you want to dramatically increase your influence, income, and impact, there's one skill that consistently separates those who achieve massive success from those who stay stuck — and it's not what most people think...

In today's loud marketplace, the biggest challenge isn't just getting someone's attention — it's getting them to stay committed long after the initial conversation. Most salespeople and influencers work harder than ever...

Proxemics is an overlooked tool in persuasion. When you understand how to use the space between you and another person, you create instant trust, lower resistance, and dramatically increase your ability to influence...
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