Best Alex Gretter Podcasts (2024)

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WHATS IN THIS FOR ME? THE SECRET WEAPON OF PERSUASION 7:01

4y ago7:01

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If you are not constantly considering what is in it for the person you are trying to convince you will not easily persuade. People consider doing things that they can see benefiting them. They don’t want to be sold on features. Put them in the story you are telling and they will do the convincing of themselves on their own.…

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HOW TO SEND AND RECEIVE BETTER MESSAGES 9:22

4y ago9:22

9:22

There are two main components to communication. 1. Sending messages and 2. Receiving messages. This means that when communication goes wrong it is only because there has been an error in one of these two areas. Here is some insight how you can get better at both!

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EVIL, NARCISSISTIC, OR MENTALLY DIAGNOSABLE? 10:04

4y ago10:04

10:04

Have you ever wondered what makes a specific person so mean? Some of us have an instinct to diagnose people with a “cause” for why they behave so cruel. We want to know WHY. Here are some thoughts on how to think about this.

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HOW BELIEFS WORK PART 2: how to change someone else’s mind 11:04

4y ago11:04

11:04

Spoiler alert, you can’t. Well, their mind may end up changing but it has to be them that does the changing. All you can do is be a facilitator. This is how.

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HOW BELIEFS WORK 8:14

4y ago8:14

8:14

Everyone seems so polarized right now. Pick a social issue to put on the discussion table and you will get opposite views. Should you have to wear a mask? Who should you vote for? What lives matter? Should schools open up? We all have our opinions on these things but why are we all over the place? Here is some insight.…

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HOW TO TALK TO AN ALPHA VS A BETA 11:37

4y ago11:37

11:37

these personality types a very different. You will get further in life if you pay attention to which a person is because what matters to them is going to be different. Know that difference and win the conversation over.

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MARVEL’S VENOM: A LOVABLE BAD GUY 9:37

4y ago9:37

9:37

Superheroes come in a lot of packages. We have the hero kind of hero who ooze virtue and then we have anti-hero’s who sometimes do good things for the wrong reason and sometimes those are the ones who we gravitate too. Why? Because there is more human in the anti-hero than in the flat out hero. Anti-hero’s have flaws and that is why we can relate t…

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EMPATHY VS SYMPATHY: HOW TO TRULY COMFORT SOMEONE 11:54

4y ago11:54

11:54

When someone needs you the last thing you want to do is say the wrong thing. Sometimes sympathy is not appropriate and that is because sympathy is something we should reserve for the rare instances where we actually can relate. If something happens to someone and it hasn’t happened to you before, you want to use empathy and NOT sympathy. Here is ho…

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PART 1: HOW TO TALK TO ANGRY PEOPLE 13:39

4y ago13:39

13:39

Human behavior is easier to work with than it may feel like when you have to talk to an angry person. Anger is just another emotion and luckily most people can’t sustain being fiercely angry all day long. Try these things the next time you find yourself talking to an angry person and watch how different things go.…

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PART 2: HOW TO DEAL WITH ANGRY PEOPLE 11:07

4y ago11:07

11:07

Angry people can be tough to talk to. It won’t be you who makes them calm down. They have to calm themselves down. If you can start thinking of yourself as a person to help them calm themselves down you are halfway there to accomplishing your goal.

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14 WAYS TO IDENTIFY A NARCISSIST 20:42

4y ago20:42

20:42

How can we know the difference between a difficult person and a narcissist? When it is never about how you feel and always about them- that is one giant red flag. But in general when someone else is making you feel like you are living in a a different reality it is usually because they are the ones who are living in a different reality. These perso…

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HOW TO GET AWAY FROM A NARCISSIST 14:56

4y ago14:56

14:56

Getting away from a narcissist is not easy to do by communicating a lot with them or explaining how you feel to them. This is because these people do not have much of a capacity to understand how others feel and they for sure do not care unless it come how negatively impacts them. The best method for getting away from these people is to limit your …

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BURN YOUR SHIPS 4:31

5+ y ago4:31

4:31

The Vikings set their ships on fire and burned them as soon as they reached new land. But why? Wasn’t this the only way they could sail back home if things didn’t work out? Yes, that is exactly what it meant. Here is why they did it anyway.

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EMBRACING DISCOMFORT 5:34

5+ y ago5:34

5:34

Embracing discomfort when you are building something is a requirement for pushing past pain barriers. Why push? Because if you do not push yourself you will not get to the next level. Discomfort is something to be danced with and not avoided. So don’t avoid it. It is your turn. Take it.

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IS YOUR COMPANY IN DANGER? 8:07

5+ y ago8:07

8:07

It has been said that Rome collapsed under its own weight.By the third century, Rome suffered from what we would consider a cash flow problem.When something becomes too big and there is a reduction in the returns on investment, it becomes almost impossible to sustain a massive infrastructure.It becomes natural that people break away from the status…

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LIVING IN THE PRESENT 4:19

5+ y ago4:19

4:19

Feeling a deep need to predict the future freezes some of us in the mental misery of the “what if” game.This can apply to many situations.Maybe the person you loved was self-destructive and hurt you so deeply during a vulnerable period of your life that the experience has left you traumatized and has paralyzed your ability to trust.Maybe in order t…

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IT’S “ALWAYS SOMETHING” 3:22

5+ y ago3:22

3:22

Is that not the first thing we think of when we have just gotten through one “roadblock” situation only to immediately find another “road closed” situation?We want there to be this grace period where things just coast for long enough to catch our breath.We want to celebrate that we overcame our last obstacle before knowing we must face another…Yet …

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY 3:59

5+ y ago3:59

3:59

This isn’t about how you perceive you or even who you are as a person. This is about the message you send with the way you present yourself and whatever you want that to be. Own it. But be practical about your expectations making sense with the energy you are actually putting out there. People have a perception of who you are the instant they encou…

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THE TALKING BODY: MICRO-BODYLANGUAGE 5:17

5+ y ago5:17

5:17

Microbody language.People can look at the smallest shift in the way your body moves and in microseconds get an impression of you.That is our human ability to draw conclusions and judge quickly based on previous situations we have been in. When it comes to deciphering body language it helps to think about what a “normal” response/approach would typi…

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MANIFEST COMPOSURE 3:52

5+ y ago3:52

3:52

Aggression and panic will never be a match for subtle confidence.Panic’s weakness is that it is telling.On the polar opposite of the emotional wheel, you will find composure.The silent poise and subtle confidence of the composed person are magnetic qualities.composure leaves room for good interpretation because there is nothing we can see visibly o…

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WHEN IT GETS PERSONAL: REALTORS 4:59

5+ y ago4:59

4:59

It is one thing to be competitive during a transaction but when it gets personal it can get intense. Our instinct is to snap back, protect the client, do what is right but...sometimes you will feel like you are stuck. Usually you have to do the hardest thing ever in these moments. What is the hardest thing? Being calm, listening, acknowledging and …

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UNEXPECTED EXPECTATIONS 6:34

5+ y ago6:34

6:34

Bad reviews are written by people who feel they were promised something that wasn’t delivered. Being honest up front about what you can do, what you cannot do, how you fix things, and what you hope to do for people will set you apart from your competition because well...most people are afraid they won’t get picked if they are honest. Today, the bes…

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HOW TO PERSUADE 3:02

5+ y ago3:02

3:02

Persuasion is not only about sharing what YOU believe. It is about understanding and acknowledging what THEY, the other, believes.

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WALK AWAY FROM THESE “CLIENTS” 11:14

5+ y ago11:14

11:14

The first rule of fishing is to fish where the fish are. In this episode we discuss how not all people are going to qualify and meet the criteria of what makes a person a client. The key is to identify quickly-here is how. Happy fishing!

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WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? 6:14

5+ y ago6:14

6:14

We chase dreams too often before truly identifying the things hat make us truly happy. Life is long and it is worth being bold enough to pursue only the things that make you happy. What makes you happy? If that question overwhelms you...this short talk may help. I hope it does.

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THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR PHONE 6:28

5+ y ago6:28

6:28

The world of business is shifting so fast and I just want as many people as possible to understand it and profit from it. In a moment of extreme clarity about 7 years ago I realized how important it is to put things together for the larger picture. Today Spotify acquired Anchor and at the same time today Spotify reported lower earnings than anticip…

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THINKING BETTER 5:31

5+ y ago5:31

5:31

Everything you do has to be for the consumer and not yourself. 👈🏼 that is what it means to be an entrepreneur. Anything that is not real will not work long term. You hav

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THE HUSTLER 8:48

5+ y ago8:48

8:48

This is the worlds fastest break down of what a hustler is, an example of a hustler, and the one thing you have to do to be one.

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DEAR REALTORS, STOP APOLOGIZING FOR DOING YOUR JOB! 5:12

5+ y ago5:12

5:12

There is a time and a place to apologize...most of the time we use “I am sorry” as a fixer sentence but we shouldn’t. This is a reminder of when NOT to apologize. I love Realtors! You guys are amazing but please stop saying you are sorry when you haven’t done anything wrong.

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HOW TO ENTER AN ARGUMENT 11:33

5+ y ago11:33

11:33

The first step to resolving an argument is to enter it the right way. This is hard to do! However, this works and with some practice it can work for you too.

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RUN FROM THIS PERSON! 8:08

5+ y ago8:08

8:08

Literally run! Run from anyone who needs convincing when you know for a fact (and based on success) that you know what you are doing. Never change or waste time for the 2% of people who don’t want what you have to give. The rest of us in the 98% need you to not change.

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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION 8:13

5+ y ago8:13

8:13

Is this a real law? I have a better question-does it matter? If something works for you does it need to work for everyone. I don’t think so-do you?

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THE ART OF YOU 8:22

5+ y ago8:22

8:22

Who are you? It isn’t easy to define yourself. The reason for that is because we have feelings about who we are but the human brain just is not great at describing feelings. Gameology is the practice of better navigating YOU. Welcome!

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GOT A MENTOR? 11:57

5+ y ago11:57

11:57

You want to surround yourself with people who understand your road success. Starting from scratch takes grit! Find other people with grit to support you!

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5 STEPS TO MARKETING 10:58

5+ y ago10:58

10:58

Who is it for? The answer to that question can’t be you. Define and describe who are the people who will benefit from your project.

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MAKING MONEY (on instagram) 8:33

5+ y ago8:33

8:33

Just because you love something doesn’t automatically mean you will make money from it. This is how to think about it so that you will get paid.

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WHERE IS THE FUN? 8:35

5+ y ago8:35

8:35

Humor has a huge impact on positive thinking. Where is the humor in your routine?

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REAL ESTATE AGENT CHALLENGES 4:53

6y ago4:53

4:53

Realtors have the challenge of overcoming the public perception that what they do isn’t hard. Not all consumers feel this way of course but the one that do can make it very difficult for Realtors. The reality is that guiding someone through a real estate transaction is not easy and conveying that is even harder.…

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OVERTHINKING KILLS DREAMS 2:59

6y ago2:59

2:59

Taking action is the only way to prevent overthinking.

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WHY BIG BUSINESSES ARE FAILING 10:37

6y ago10:37

10:37

If you work for a company that has thousands of employees you may have noticed that communication within your company is a major issue. You are not alone and there is a silver lining.

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HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE 10:28

6y ago10:28

10:28

Being confident doesn’t happen after you become successful. Confidence is a decision to pursue what you do from a “yes I can” perspective. It comes from inside you.

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THE COMMUNICATION EXPERT 16:05

6y ago16:05

16:05

Narrow down the thing you love to do and then focus on and get excellent at communicating how that will make your clients ecstatic.

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DEFENDING & DEFINING YOUR WORK 3:13

6y ago3:13

3:13

You will likely think you know exactly what you do until the day you are challenged to define what you do.

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LOUD SILENCE 3:09

6y ago3:09

3:09

When you are the boss everything is your fault. You don’t have the luxury of blaming your boss when you are the boss. What do you do when everything is up to you? It starts in your head.

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WHAT DOES A FEELING SOUND LIKE? 4:14

6y ago4:14

4:14

Having emotional intelligence will increase the demand for your work. Your ability to recognize what other people are feeling can overcome objections before they become the reason people tell you no.

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SCRIPTING FOR REFERRALS 5:54

6y ago5:54

5:54

Do you use scripts? If you are thinking about using them listen to this first.

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THE REJECTION MYTH 12:29

6y ago12:29

12:29

Rejection is nothing more than a response to your story. Resection isn’t personal and it isn’t really even business. You have your perspective so don’t look at the word “no” the same ever again.

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12 MINUTES OF MARKING ADVICE TO TAKE OVER 2019 12:25

6y ago12:25

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There is so much opportunity available out there. Stop everything you are doing and consider this advice. Very rarely can you spend less to get more business. This is one of those times!

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