Author: Phil M Jones

Inside the mind of Phil M Jones

What a Day at High Point University Reminded Me About the Real Work of Influence

I’ve spoken to audiences all over the world, including boardrooms, arenas, sales floors, and conference stages. And yet, some of the most energising days I have are the ones spent on a university campus. Last week I was back at …

The “Magic Number” That Changes How You Run Your Business

What’s Your Hour Actually Worth? I want you to stop treating your business like a mystery novel and start treating it like a maths problem you can solve on the back of a napkin. Because there’s a number you need …

Four Obsessions that Skyrocket your Business

Talent is not enough. Hard work is not enough. Even expertise is not enough. What is enough is a deliberate obsession with the missing ingredients that predictably create the story of what’s next. The professionals who rise to the top …

Moment – Modality – Message

I have been thinking about this an unreasonable amount recently… Every conversation, presentation, and outreach lives or dies by these three factors: Most people invest their effort in the last of these—polishing the words they use. Yet the magic power …

Stop Expecting One Person to Be Everything You Need

Too many people expect one person to do it all – to be the mentor, the coach, the cheerleader, the trainer, the role model, the advisor. You don’t need one person who does everything. Instead, build a squad. A group …

What Are the Ethical Considerations of Using Magic Words?

Using psychological communication techniques like those written about in my book Exactly What to Say raises several ethical considerations, primarily revolving around the potential to cross the line from honest persuasion into dishonest manipulation. The central ethical issue is how …

How To Drop The Mic As A Professional Speaker

How exactly does a person create five multi-million dollar companies, become the youngest-ever winner of the British Excellence of Sales and Marketing Award, and produce the most listened-to non-fiction audiobook of all time? These are just a few of the …

Book Release: The Work Before The Work – The 6 Essential Habits For Professional Selling

Leading sales professional Paul M. Caffrey and best-selling author Phil M. Jones have joined forces to write a book sharing the secret to becoming a leading sales professional. …

Podcast: “Exactly What To Say with Phil Jones” – The Business of Meetings Podcast with Eric Rozenberg

Eric Rosenberg hosts The Business of Meetings podcast – the #1 podcast for business owners in the meetings and events industry – and we… …

The 5 things to STOP doing if you want a better future

The daily choices and actions you make will inevitably shape your life greater than any external event. Here are just 5 lenses that help me, have helped others AND could quite possibly help you too. STOP looking for PRAISE and …