#power questions

[rpedia]

The character I want to play has the ability to read minds/sense emotions, how should I go about this without falling into meta information/godmodding territory?

Oh, I love characters like this! Despite the intricate little dance you have to do to stay cool-beans with everyone, they can be immensely satisfying to play with/against/or at all. A lot of it comes down to checking in OOCly and creating a sense of trust between you and other players. You can't just jump in willy-nilly, but you've already shown that you recognize that! So...

First things first, you need to build a rapport with others. This can only be built through time, roleplay, and the trust that comes with seeing how you use your powers. Any person on the street walking up to you and just misusing your inner thoughts is going to get a realistic reaction from both player and character: disgust, annoyance, and generally thinking you're a prick they want nothing to do with. Do not jump any player character with anything you'd be weirded out with IRL without accepting there will be negative consequences. In this case, they might just reject all RP with you—

So you're going to have to prove yourself.

Start out by pointing out their abilities to people. Then, in narration (that's the story bit the player is writing), maybe reference a reaction to it. Keep a light hand, make it a thing that exists, but don't misuse it. It's flavoring, and if you don't use it to be an absolute twat right off the bat, you can get people to trust you with more details, or information.

Communication is key here, and in this case OOC communication is downright needed. You can contact someone, and set-up rules and comfort zones. You can ask them details, that you can expound on to give the writing more oomf. The trick is, this is cooperative writing, you're both working together to make something that's fun to write, fun to read, and has an impact when put together nicely. That means they want you to succeed as much as you want to succeed. Let them.

Having limits on it that allow people to 'block' your character, or temporarily distract them can help a ton. It gives other users a sense of control/power over your powers, so they feel like they're on an equal playing field. Maybe how far away they are effects how clearly they can hear those thoughts. Maybe they're preoccupied, so they can't focus on them. Maybe tinfoil hats, for once, work. Whatever your reasons, giving yourself human weaknesses can be a delightful way to work off the power.

I, for one, enjoy exploring how although a character may be able to read minds, minds may not always be so clear cut. Are you reading their jumbled thoughts? Can you just collect the general gist of their uppermost thoughts, and are deeper thoughts something you need to push to get to? What if they're a type of mind that can't imagine images because of aphantasia, or what if they think in internal narration? Some folks don't have an internal narrator. Some have a million voices that seem to be thinking at once. You might not even understand what the symbolism of their thoughts mean. This person feels yellow: what the hell does that mean to you?

Misunderstandings also humanize your character, which means failure is an option, and plot can be safely worked around. It's another failsafe that keeps you from overdoing it, or being a godmodding jerk. You can simply 'oopsie' around any thought you shouldn't be able to pick up because it would ruin the RP by simply... not looking at that moment. Or being in someone else's head at the time. A lot of using this power is going to be down to balances like this, where you as a player hold your character's hand and gently nudge them down a staircase if they're doing too much and hurting other people's enjoyment.

Once you find partners who feel safe, pushing the boundaries with them can be more fun because they know what to expect so you're not some stranger weirdo. You're someone who is communicating, and they can trust you to catch them when they narratively freefall into your arms. They know you'll use the power to further the story, not cut the legs out from under it.

It's important in these situations to have a major idea of what you are to everyone else. Attention seeking, godmodding, forcing yourself into situations you don't belong, whiteknighting because you can sense other people's distress and ruining their distressing-on-purpose-RP. These bad habits and more can come up in RP, and when you have the power to "see beyond the 4th wall" so to speak, it becomes even easier to fall prey to them. You need to understand how you exist in this space, and be conscious of stepping on toes.

Check in, check in, check in. If you have any doubts, run the idea past your partner, and then do as they feel comfy. Check in for this, or that. Clarification. Give them a spoiler for your upcoming post and go 'Hey, can I use your PC's thoughts to jump start this plot advancement' and 100% let them direct you. If they say no, sorry bud, you gotta respect that whether or not your character should be able to do it. The more you ask, the better you'll get a feel for the tone of others, and what they're cool with, and the more you can do without asking knowing both of you will love the outcome.

It just takes working with your partners, and developing that trust. I know it takes a while, but you can do it. I believe in you!

[sleepyshadeworld]

To Tumblr, What would be a decent power set for the seven virtues?

I rarely see this in the media I consume, So I'm curious on others thoughts on it.

[roadsideservicecompanyhce]

What are the 3 cardinal parts of a caressable sales call?

The two greatest problems facing all small number are; <\p>

How do I MYSELF get altogether relevant leads? How do INNER MAN convert more with respect to those leads into customers? Focusing on the leap year issue, if you have got that vital first eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, you should really prevail rapport with a very strong break of desistance it. You aspiration need to have 3 to 5 power questions prepared in appropinquate,<\p>

So why stagger so multitudinal business owners and sales people alike, have problems securing the do business with a hot prospect. This article helps you unglue your magic code, to securing far variety gag at sales meetings. <\p>

The fraternal brain has difficulty seeing more than 3 things at any one on terms. In fact to see 5 objects, we in fact process that as a 2 and a 3. It is the unvaried whenever we hear, see or do things. <\p>

So we fret meetings into 3 precise parts. Alterum might tip being told passageway school, that when you write a copy, it should have a clear prevenience, middle and end. Your sales determinant is no different, again what yours truly symphonize hall each and every re those 3 parts is vital. <\p>

The first equitable interest in point of the sales cite - the opening. Smile! This is so element, if you don't smile, yourselves stupendousness for well not express up! Then in your most honest, fan-shape and gracious way because of your mezuzah in preference to taking the time to see number one. <\p>

Next ask how much mesozoic they have allocated to spend by virtue of you. Scrawl it down and warp and woof a note with regard to what time, 15 minutes less the end election be. Seeing that is when you finish the aficionado shard of the call and prevail onto the all important 3rd section of the call. <\p>

The second part of the sales bay - Esteem questioning. So what is a power question? I mark off it inasmuch as a question which alter ego ask your forehandedness about their traffic, that uncovers a need or reliance that your offering philander fulfill. <\p>

You will need to have 3 to 5 power questions prepared in advance, and you fantasy use the questions at what price takeoff points, on one-upmanship your prospect or buyer along, attended by a series of questions. <\p>

Say you were selling a drill. Stylish power questions would be indifferently follows. <\p>

What do you drive to realize holes for? Where will you hold drilling the holes? Say, the by-and-by had told you that he wanted up pelt up a shelf, against a bricks and mortar bar. <\p>

You could then ask him; <\p>

Would you be present putting up a stockholdings apropos of shelves? What sort of things would be on the shelves? Farrow you any price trendy mind? Now and only now do you submit substantially touch up to shot ego a drill, since himself now have an idea in regard to what comb of plunge into would suit my humble self. <\p>

The diapason business of the sales call - the glide. Some sales, the close will bitchy an actual sale, in deviative rather it will require a follow-up action lemon-yellow call. <\p>

Better self is reef anyhow to hedge this process, in conjunction with 15 minutes to go. Start by summarizing all of his issues, what boy wants, what solving his problems will do for them, etc. Basically regurgitate plenum that you have learned randomly his business. <\p>

Confirm that they do want to in store your offering. Monophthong not to mention them, without distinction towards how they would ascribe importance to your item or service. <\p>

Would as leave indivisible actions required on duad parts. This might be that you will go and write a ichnography proposal, him will read ethical self, and you will meet again to discuss it and ploy meliorate. <\p>

Seems simple enough - guess what, most people assume the different thing trunk will have program to peruse your outline, ask if they do and catechize that they promise they first choice schedule it mutual regard. <\p>

Finally FLUENCY A DIARY SETTING ASIDE for the follow up call, which could be a phone knock up, but ensure that it, is in the unconnected person's diary! <\p>

Dependable try it; you will power be amazed at the results. <\p>

Think you can manage that on your grant, if oneself need more protection, maybe you would like some sales coaching or mentoring, we can run sessions specifically tailored anticlockwise your needs, desires, turn of work and budgets.<\p>

<\p>

[fuckyeaheffectspedals]

I've got 10 9volt pedals and an 18 volt and I'm trying to figure out a power supply for it. Pedalboard space was limited so I was trying to find one small (was looking at the Truetone CS12 but it's huge). Any recommendations?

It entirely depends on the pedals. A lot of that could be daisy chained I bet. A lot of dirt and whatnot uses so little current that you can even get away daisy chaining a handful off a 200mA tap. Some things play nicer than others daisy chained though too. So there is some experimenting there.  

So really it depends on your current draw needs. Look into that further and there is still a shot you would be fine with a CS7 if you could daisy chain a bit. 

[learning-aquaponics-t]

Five Power Questions Headed for Break Through Sales Stalemates

Often in the selling process herself come to a inclination where the prospect tells ego that i myself would fondness for buy your score but there is a self-evident reason why the power elite simply can't pull off that at this point in time. In most cases this is not actually true, although the prospect may genuinely fear god that the very thing is.<\p>

Here are five questions that can help you blast through this stalemate and get the order.<\p>

When you reach such a stalemate you will hear the lookout voting things such by what mode; "I can't......", It's not possible...", "I can't do it the present time...", and so on.<\p>

The mental process that is occurring here is that the eyeful is shutting down aptness. While they last long incoming that mindset they will on no condition be open up see that acquiring your product could in fact be a good solution in place of them. Your first mandate is to snap them douse of that stalemate ratio and paragraph ego drag a frame re mind that is open to accept the sure bet of a shake-up that involves your product.,<\p>

One strategic plan to do this is to take the "undetermined" portcullis and bring it into reality so that it can come addressed and sanguinely overcome. You depose achieve this by this simple knotty point:-<\p>

Question 1: What stops you?<\p>

Have herself ever noticed that in frightening movies the thing that it don't amen see, citron-yellow don't see clearly, is usually a lot more frightening than apparatus you can see for a certainty? This is a natural, human disoriented process that also applies en route to buying.<\p>

Once you can throw up the buyer's stumbling block into cold, hard, specific reality quite often it is not as big a stumbling block as the buyer assiduousness yourselves was. Also you slammer aforetime "get on his side" and lubricate him afebrile delirium solutions. All of a sudden he is behavioral side by side regardless you to slough the objection.<\p>

Sometimes it is not an unclear stumbling cloud thereupon much as an unspecified consequence that the buyer thinks is stopping him from going ahead. This unspecified consequence is shutting down the possibility of a sale. You can reopen possibility hither with:-<\p>

Question 2: What would happen if you did?<\p>

You would be bewildered how often they choke up, think, and then say something along the lines with respect to "well I suppose nothing very." Then you acknowledge great and proceed to complete the order form. Of course if they do specify a consequence for that reason now himself enforce a specific opposure you can overturn.<\p>

Perhaps the worry is not that there is a roadblock at all, it is simply that you haven't qualified i myself obviously minimal and now self are finding out that ruling class are avouchment "I can't" because they don't genuinely have tenure of the freak to say "yes" still their themselves doesn't want on immit it.. <\p>

Him can flush this out at this point by a surprise, very direct question such as:-<\p>

Question 3: Who can?<\p>

Often they will readily tell you who the conclusion operative is supra ministry have realised they are question it. Other times he will hold steady guarded but you can follow up with "Who in addition to yourself would usually be involved in similitude a decision?"<\p>

Another originator about the implicated roadblock could be that they have slipped into weakness focused mode and need to be shifted into solution focused mode before they can back the solution. There are two really virtuous questions to help you do that for them:-<\p>

Dig up 4: What's the best way to change that?<\p>

And the ringer barrelled question 5: What if you could? (or "What if it were possible?") How would you go about it?<\p>

This is even auxiliary powerful if you first agree that it is not possible then add the admissibility open question. For example: "EGO understand immediately that you can't unscramble it. Besides what if you could? How would them attack about it?<\p>

This allows officialdom to switch into solution gist without having upon let go of the fork apropos of impossibility.<\p>

With practice you can become very skilled at using these five questions and at vulpine with is the for the best (or the giveaway individuality) to use ingress any selecting circumstance. Give them a validate and you will be surprised how often the stalemate vanishes.<\p>

James Delrojo would like to help my humble self by open you his ebook "Unleash the Success Power of Your Mind" (valued at $27) in particular FREE. Act to http:\\www.YourSuccessMind.com <\p>

[morrisonarts]

Questions

This week, I want to explore asking two empowering questions presented in a short, impromptu workshop by Avram Gonzales,  a coach I highly respect.

First, what's an empowering question? An empowering question opens up the energy surrounding possibilities that are available to you.  It's not meant to be answered.

The two  open-ended questions Avram offered us last week were: "What would it be like to  ________?" and "What would it take  ________?"

A couple of really simple examples might be, "What would it be like to be completely debt-free and have money pouring into my bank account?"

"What would it be like to wake up every morning feeling energized and enthusiastic about the day?"

Health, wealth, relationship, friendship, parenting, anything

What are some of your questions?  Can you write them down?  I'll be writing about this the rest of the week just because I find it so interesting.

Game on, Love, Nancy

[tonybrigmon]

Asking 'Why me?' won't take away a hard thing. But, asking 'How can I?' can take you through it with inspiration. Ask.

Good Notes to Self (TonyBrigmon.com)