Episode 56: How To Be A Catalyst For Changing Your Child's Behavior

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Jonah Berger, a Marketing Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an internationally bestselling author, and a world‐renowned expert on change, word of mouth, social influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. He has published over 50 articles in top-tier academic journals, teaches Wharton’s highest rated online course, and popular accounts of his work often appear in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Over a million copies of his books,</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451686587/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Contagious</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476759731/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Invisible Influence</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1982108606/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">are in print in over 35 countries around the world. Berger often keynotes major conferences and events like SXSW and Cannes Lions, advises various early-stage companies, and consults for organizations like Apple, Google, Nike, Amazon, GE, 3M, and The Gates Foundation.</span></p> <p>In this episode, Jonah and I discuss how parents can be a positive catalyst in improving their child’s behavior versus enforcers of change experiencing constant pushback. Jonah breaks down the behavioral patterns behind the persuasion of change and helps parents interact and instill change without disrupting behavior. To learn more about Jonah Berger <a href="https://jonahberger.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Episode Timestamps</strong></p> <p>Episode Intro … 00:00:30<br /> Jonah’s Story … 00:02:50<br /> “Pushing” For Change … 00:07:20