Joining Host Jim Falk are Eric Weiner. He is an award-winning journalist bestselling author, and intrepid wanderer, Eric has spent the last four years tracing the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, the only founder to sign all four documents leading to the establishment of the United States and, as we know, a remarkable inventor. To bring Benjamin Franklin?s wisdom and advice to the present, we are also joined by Dr. Jim Crupi, widely acknowledged as a respected authority on leadership and business strategy. Dr. Crupi is president and founder of Strategic Leadership Solutions Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 at the age of 89. James Madison, in his biographical memorandum about Franklin, wrote ?I never passed half an hour in his company without hearing some observation or anecdote worth remembering.? Our guests show how Ben?s wisdom and advice are just as applicable today as they were in the 18th century. What were Franklin?s five indispensable life strategies? 1. Bracket your day with two essential questions: (emphasis is on action.) a. What good shall I do this day? b. What good have I done today? 2. Be a Genuine Fake a. Wearing a mask b. Franklin wrote under dozens of pseudonyms or anonymously, even as a woman. c. Why wouldn?t you consider him an effective con artist? 3. Redirect Your Anger a. Placebo letter?wait 24 hours before sending. (patience) 4. Flip the Power Dynamic ? the Ben Franklin Effect a. Induce someone do to a favor for you, rather than doing one for someone i. We like someone more after doing a favor for them. (He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.) An example of cognitive dissonance theory (People change their attitudes/behavior to resolve tensions). 5. Lighten Up a. How did Franklin use humor?
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