Professional Interview – Lisa Nichols
This weekend, I had the pleasure of performing at the Women of Wealth (W.O.W.) Conference in Atlanta, GA and it was truly a life changing experience. This conference was filled very successful entrepreneurs and 90 of the most powerful and influential women in the world. The speakers included Dr. Georgette Bennett (President of Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding), Pilar Mendiola Fernandez(Senior Vice President at The Washington Center and Writer), George C. Fraser(Chairman & CEO of FraserNet, Inc - Best-selling Author, Speaker), Heidi Shoup (President of World Affairs Council, D.C.), Bill Walsh (Venture Capitalist, Marketing Expert and International Entrepreneur), and Lisa Nichols (CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC, Best-selling Author (No Matter What!), Public Speaker, Powerful Coach) (Global Summitt, 2011).
After the conference was over, I, along with a few other attendees of the conference, was given the opportunity to sit down for an hour and talk with Lisa Nichols. She is a motivator, best-selling world-renowned author, a powerful mentor and coach and a beautiful spirit. Her participation in the self-development phenomenon, The Secret, created popularity for Lisa throughout the world. One of her best sellers include “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and she has made several television appearances on shows such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Extra and NBC’s Emmy Nominated show “Starting Over”.
During her up-close and personal conversation with us, she coached everyone on the importance of controlling negative emotions. Lisa talked to us about how everyone of us has the ultimate control over our lives and our emotions. How we consciously and unconsciously place orders into the universe, both negative and positive. Lisa shared that most important concept to adopt in any situation or negotiation is asking the question, “Why am I here and what can I learn”.
This concept is very important because the more positive emotions one has the smoother negotiation becomes. It is also important to know what your goals are in negotiating and how to strategically reach them because creating positive emotions and planning properly makes goals easier achieve. Even if your goal is not totally achieved, you have learned what to do and what not to do to reach the goal when the next opportunity arises.
To some, the concept of “The Secret” is an unrealistic fantasy, but it has some truth to it. For example, if you go into negotiation already thinking that this deal is not going to go your way, then your emotions and actions will reflect your thoughts. At this point you have increased the probability of an unsuccessful negotiation. Researching what you are negotiating and constructing a plan builds confidence and optimistic thinking, which are both positive emotions. We use this concept everyday unconsciously and this could be a benefit in negotiating. This is a different method of controlling emotions to reach a targeted goal. There is nothing magical about this concept; it only manipulates thought process.
Attached video “First 30 Days – Lisa Nichols Interview on Change Nation”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4sH3-eH9zs&feature=related
http://www.wowglobalsummit.com/speakers.php
