Learn How to Motivate Anyone

by Michael Pantalon on January 2, 2013

Like you, I’ve heard of various motivational strategies over the years. But what really works? Well, the best that science has to offer is something called “Motivational Interviewing” (MI). Until now, however, it was only available to mental health and addiction professionals who enrolled in intensive and lengthy trainings. Instant Influence is an ultra-brief adaptation of MI that anyone can learn and use. And it works in 7 minutes!

Sign up for my Instant Influence email list (above) and start learning how to motivate anyone in the comfort of your own home for FREE!

You’ll get…
* The 10-minute video summary of Instant Influence
* The Executive Summary pdf of Instant Influence
* The Instant Influence Workbook
* A 90-min Instant Influence Webinar, and
* Weekly tips on how to motivate yourself and others in a wide variety of work and home situations.

Whether you’re a professional coach, therapist, executive, small business owner, salesperson, trainer or parent, Instant Influence will help you move people to action quickly and effectively.

Center for Progressive Recovery

by Michael Pantalon on January 19, 2013

As a motivation and addiction expert, Dr. Pantalon has a coaching/training practice, which you’ve learned about at this site, as well as, an outpatient addiction practice at the Center for Progressive Recovery. At the Center for Progressive Recovery, we believe that true recovery comes from within the addicted individual versus from outside pressure. Thus, the responsibility for change is placed in the hands of the clients by acknowledging that they are FREE to decide whether or not to change, FREE to decide WHY they might want to change and FREE to choose HOW they would like to change. This approach, while counterintuitive to some, is the best way science has to offer for motivating people with addictions, especially if they have been resistant to change in the past. When they are freed to make their own decisions, a reserve of internal motivation for a new life may finally come forward and with it actual steps toward recovery.

If you’re looking to address your or a loved one’s addiction in an alternative, science-based, outpatient manner, please contact us at info@centerforprogressiverecovery.com or 203-506-3134 for more information. Dr. Pantalon will personally reply and answer all of your questions.

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Get the 10-minute Video Summary of “Instant Influence”

by Michael Pantalon on January 9, 2013

Sign up for my Instant Influence mailing list and get the 10-minute Read It For Me video summary of my book Instant Influence. Sign up in by January 15th and also get the Instant Influence Executive Summary and Instant Influence Workbook.

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My 2 BEST Motivation Tips for Weight Loss

January 2, 2013

Because so many people ask me how to apply INSTANT INFLUENCE to weight loss and because losing weight is a very popular New Year’s resolution, I decided to give you my 2 best tips on the topic. As a motivation and health behavior change expert, I can tell you that the following are the best [...]

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How to Get A Loved One to Stop Smoking – “The Career Clinic” Interview

September 13, 2012

http://www.thecareerclinic.com/images/stories/audio/071412hour1.mp3

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Health Coaches – An Important Piece of the Health Care Puzzle?

July 24, 2012

Check out this NPR story and see how coaches help motivate people to address chronic health-risk behaviors.

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Autonomy: Another Kind of Pleasure?

July 19, 2012

Check out the Pleasure in Learning blog’s take on Instant Influence.

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What happens when you try to sell someone on your reasons for change?

June 20, 2012

Usually, your sales pitch goes nowhere. The other person might agree with you, but that won’t spark the desire to take action. That desire—the motivation to act—lives in every single one of us. But the only way to unlock it is with reasons of our own. THE BOTTOM LINE: YOUR change, YOUR reasons; Your CLIENT’S [...]

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FREE Ultra-Brief Motivational Interviewing Webinar for Coaches

June 18, 2012

SORRY – THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE EMAIL ME OR SUBSCRIBE TO MY WEBSITE TO LEARN ABOUT OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. Ultra-Brief Motivational Interviewing for Coaches: Motivate Your Clients, Grow Your Business Join us for a webinar on Jul 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT. Register now! COACHES: This webinar is for you if… 1) [...]

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Happy Family, Happy Life

June 7, 2012

Here’s my interview with Gretchen Rubin for her Happiness Project blog. It’s about what makes me happy.

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