You can influence your relationships by carefully observing others' emotions and actions, which improves your emotional awareness. This behaviour increases emotional intelligence and raises your influence, which I discuss in my book, The Power of Emotion.
THE POWER OF EMOTION | CHAPTER 22 | OVERVIEW
How Influence Affects Quality of Relationships
Undeniably, influence plays a significant role in shaping the quality of relationships. Here's how influencers can impact relationships:
When someone positively influences others, it enhances trust and credibility within the relationship. If a person consistently demonstrates integrity, honesty, and reliability, others are more likely to trust and value their opinions, decisions, and actions. It is s powerful that their approach strengthens the foundation of the relationship and promotes a sense of security and mutual respect.
Influence affects how effectively individuals communicate and persuade others. Those with strong influencing skills can express their thoughts and ideas compellingly and respectfully, making conveying their message easier and gaining support seamlessly. Effective communication and persuasion contribute to constructive dialogue, shared understanding, and mutual cooperation in relationships.
Influential individuals often possess the ability to navigate and resolve conflicts positively. They can leverage their influence to encourage open communication, promote empathy, and facilitate compromise and collaboration. Skilled influencers can help those in a conflict find common ground, leading to healthier and more harmonious relationships.
People with influence have the power to motivate and inspire others. Their words, actions, and attitudes can ignite enthusiasm, ambition, and a sense of purpose in those around them. Influencers can foster personal growth, engagement, and a shared sense of achievement within relationships by positively influencing others' motivation.
Influencers can inspire by demonstrating positive role modelling. Someone who sets a positive example by demonstrating desirable behaviours, values, and attitudes can motivate others to emulate them. This behaviour can lead to the development of healthy habits, improved communication skills, and the nurturing of positive qualities within relationships.
Those with influence can often support and guide others. They use their authority to offer assistance, mentorship, and advice, enhancing personal and professional growth within relationships. Their impact can contribute to a supportive and nurturing environment where individuals feel empowered and encouraged.
How Powerful Is Your Influence?
Have you ever considered the influence you have on your relationships? It may surprise you the incredible impact we have when interacting with others.
Most of my clients, like many, are trying to up their game at work to become more influential. Some have a lower positive influence because they struggle with consistently managing their behaviour, which is problematic. They sometimes forget that their words and actions matter personally and professionally. Perhaps their friends have not always been 'role model material,' negatively impacting the influence they have in their relationships.
If you want to inspire and influence others, how you make them feel is paramount. Emotional connections are very personal, powerful, and memorable. The future of your relationships will depend on how you influence the emotions of others during interactions.
Three Top Tips to Increase Your Influence
- Building strong relationships forms the foundation for influence.
- Demonstrate expertise and credibility.
- Practice effective communication and persuasion.
An Emotional Intelligence Assessment will determine your Emotional Quotient and provide areas to improve your influence and emotional intelligence. Without question, influence profoundly impacts the quality of relationships by fostering trust, effective communication, conflict resolution, motivation, positive role modelling, and support. Positive and skilled influencers nurture and enrich relationships, creating a conducive personal and interpersonal growth environment.
This article was originally published on October 12, 2021, and has been updated (June 2023).
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