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There is one time that sticks in my mind – the time when I had to really persuade a friend of mine to come out with us on a two-night trip in a village a few hours outside of Beijing. I can’t recall the exact name of the place off-hand, because it’s not a really well-known tourist site or anything like this. It’s a small, really old village set in the foothills of a low mountain range, and it’s famous for a particular type of roast fish, and oven-roasted lamb leg. It’s also got quite a few really interesting mountain walks around it, and a couple of places of historical interest – a temple dedicated to fertility, where in ancient times women would go to if they were having problems in conceiving, and a Taoist cave. I, and two friends had been there before a couple of times and we were fairly familiar with the village, and knew a really cool place to stay – a sort of family-run guest house where you could rent bedrooms around a central courtyard in the oldest part of the village. Anyway, one friend of mine really didn’t fancy coming, because I think she didn’t like the idea of staying in an old village, in fairly basic accommodation, and was concerned about being cold at nights and things like this. She really likes her creature comforts, you see, and doesn’t like hiking in hills and exerting herself with physical activities! It took me a few days to encourage her that it would do her good, it would be an interesting cultural experience, character-building and adventurous. She was very reluctant, at first, and didn’t really like me pressurizing her, but after a couple of days of convincing her it was genuinely a lovely place with friendly locals and excellent food, she came round and agreed. I sincerely felt that it would do her good to get out of the city for a bit and have a new experience, a shared experience with us. Also, I love her company, she’s fun and entertaining even though she’s a bit spoilt! 

I think managers and leaders can encourage workers to work harder by motivating them personally and positively, offering them positive encouragement and praise when it’s due, as well as offering incentives. Of course, there should be some degree of ‘punishment’ for those that simply keep  producing poor standards of work, but generally speaking I think a good leader should try to foster a team-work atmosphere and manage people in a way that makes them feel instrinsically motivated, and not just ‘scared not to perform’ because they fear criticism or punishment. 

I’d say so, yes. Some people are really good at convincing others to do things, and they just have a way with people that is highly persuasive. Some people even take it to another level, and become excellent sales people because they know how to really persuade people to do things, through convincing and arguably manipulative reasoning. 

Parents frequently find themselves in situations when they need to convince their children to do things that they might not, at first, want to do. Some things like studies… going to school… duties and responsibilities like this that children initially find boring or challenging. Parents should find ways to try to persuade their children to do these things, according to the type of personality of their kids and how they respond to certain types of persuasion. 