How to Win Hearts and Change Minds

Changing a person's mind about something can be difficult. Part of changing a person's mind is winning his heart. Things that are close to someone's heart will be easier for him to accept and make changes accordingly.

Instructions

1. Have confidence about your idea. The more confident you are, the more likely other people will accept your idea.

2. Live your idea. When others see that you are serious about your idea and that the idea works for you, it will be easier for you to change minds and win hearts.

3. Introduce your idea slowly. It is sometimes called planting a seed. You make a general comment about your idea to see how the person reacts to the idea.

4. Make a plan to present your idea. Take into consideration the reaction you got when you made a general mention of the idea to the person.

5. Present the facts. If you can find printed facts that you can show about your idea, you are more likely to be able to win her heart about your idea.

6. Be prepared to answer questions. Any time that you are trying to change minds or win hearts, you are bound to hear some difficult questions. How you answer these questions will often be the deciding factor in whether you succeed.

7. Show that you care. A person is much more willing to change his mind about something if he believes that you have his interest at heart. It is very important that you truly do have the other person's interest in mind when you are trying to win his heart and change his mind about things.