“History belongs above all to the man of deeds and power, to him who fights a great fight, who needs models, teachers, consolers and cannot find them among his contemporaries.”
German Philosopher
Classic Influence Podcast:
Timeless Lessons from the Legends
Welcome to the Classic Influence podcast.
Whether you work in business or politics, education or entertainment, or whether you simply want to tap more of your potential power and find greater success, your capacity for leadership and influence is indispensable to getting the outcomes you desire.
Through compelling storytelling and rigorous analysis—focused on the strategic application of the wisdom of history and insights from social science research—Classic Influence explores the timeless laws and lessons of the heroes of history and the icons of influence, strategy, and power.
Listen in as your host—the Harvard and Columbia trained researcher, author, and speaker, Dr. Johnny Welch, M.B.A. (author of Mastering the Power of Grit and The Magic of Assuming Command and, coming October 14, 2023, The Strategist Code)—works to unearth the most critical paradigms, principles, and practices, the recurring characteristics, patterns, and themes to discover the strategies, tactics, and tools you can use to increase your power and influence to achieve your own most daring dreams and goals.
Distilled from the stories of history’s heroes as well as today’s titans of success, this show is based on the idea that, as Isaac Newton once said, we can see “further by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Remember, wrote the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900), “History belongs above all to the man of deeds and power, to him who fights a great fight, who needs models, teachers, consolers and cannot find them among his contemporaries.”
“Look back over the past,” wrote Marcus Aurelius, “…and you can foresee the future too.”
Classic Influence Podcast–List of Episodes:
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CIP 001. The Power of Initiative: President McKinley’s Message to Garcia
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CIP 002. Select Yourself. Decide for Yourself that You Have What It Takes: John F. Kennedy’s Campaign for President
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CIP 003. Cultivate a Fantastic Obsession: Walt Disney’s Epic Dream
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CIP 004. Resolve to Pay the Price: Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose
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CIP 005. Concentrate Your Power: Casanova’s Great Escape
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CIP 006. Prosper Where You’re Planted: The Legend Behind the Story of Robinson Crusoe
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CIP 007. Hustle While You Wait: The Siren Call of Walter Chrysler
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CIP 008. Conquer Fear Through Action: Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands
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CIP 009. Crown Yourself: The Kingfish Campaign to Seize the Governor’s Terrain
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CIP 010. Stay Hungry to Make Your Mark: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Drum Major Instinct
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CIP 011. Saturate Your Mind With A Lifelong Orientation To Time: Cesare Borgia’s Fight to Rise
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CIP 012. Expand Your Perspective, Effect Strategy to Win the Greater Game: The Supreme Pontiff’s Immaculate Deception
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CIP 013. Dare to Run More and Greater Risks: P.T. Barnum Risks It All on an Unknown
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CIP 014. Aim First for Self-Reliance: The Roots of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Transportation Empire
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CIP 015. Develop Deep Self-Belief: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Lucky Star
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CIP 016. Assume Ultimate Ownership, Embrace Radical Responsibility as a Rule: President Lincoln Pays the Ultimate Price
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CIP 017. Leverage the Paradox of Self-Reliance: General George Washington Wins the War By First Building Belief and Rapport
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CIP 018. Craft a Compelling Image to Increase Your Influence and Amplify Your Power: Blackbeard Becomes the Dark Lord of the Skull and Crossbones
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CIP 019. Look First to Your Frames for the Seeds of Success: Russell Conwell’s Acres of Diamonds (Part 1 of 2)
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CIP 020. Surface Your Submerged Assumptions: President Kennedy and the Curious Consensus for the Bay of Pigs (Part 2 of 2)
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CIP 021. Milk Your Assets, Face the Brute Facts: The Cunning and Charismatic Cleopatra Assumes the Egyptian Throne
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CIP 022. Spurn the Most Treacherous of Emotions, Beware the Ambitions of the Beast: The Hubris of Emperor Nero, Rome’s Original Antichrist
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CIP 023. Construct Your Own Heroic Life History: Ragnar Lothbrok, The Everlasting Legend of the Viking Leader
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CIP 024. Cast Off the Culture of Comfort, Convenience and Ease: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes the Apostle of the Strenuous Life
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CIP 025. Mine the Miners—Create, Don’t Consume: The Pioneering Producers of the California Gold Rush
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CIP 026. Escalate Your Commitment, Burn Your Ships: Hernando Cortés Conquers the Aztec Empire
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CIP 027. Adopt the Champion Mindset: Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes the Throne
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CIP 028. Hammer Optimism into Your Plans: Ernest Shackleton’s Miracle Trip from Elephant Island
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CIP 029. Wield Power with Wisdom, Get Both in and Out of the Game: Martin Luther King Jr. Assumes Leadership, Becomes the Symbol of the Civil Rights Movement
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CIP 030. Profit from the Power of Frames to Achieve Your Aims: President Franklin Roosevelt Reframes His Race for a 3rd Term
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CIP 031. Take Bold Action (Part 1): Be Bold and Let Boldness Do Its Work: Napoleon Bonaparte Escapes His Island Prison
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CIP 032. Take Bold Action (Part 2): Dare to Defy the Established Order, Risk to Skip Ahead: Huey Long Cuts a Barrier-Breaking Path to the Top
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CIP 033. Take Bold Action (Part 3): Boldly Strike Out to Accelerate Your Ascent. Embrace Your Beginner Status, Limited Knowledge, and Rookie Mistakes: Theodore Roosevelt Boldly, Brazenly Begins Anew
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CIP 034. Take Bold Action (Part 4): To Achieve the Unbelievable, Back Bold Action with a Bastion and a Base: The Herculean Daring of Bloody Mary’s Fight for the Throne
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CIP 035. Take Bold Action (Part 5): Be Bold in Pursuit of Your Aims: The Celebrity Power of Frank Sinatra, and the Daring Don Rickles, Upstart Comedian Extraordinaire
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CIP 036. Own the Need, Achieve the Dream: Abraham Lincoln Assumes Command of the Problem at Hand, and Pilots His Path to the Top
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CIP 037. Escalate the Intensity, Increase the Stakes: Orville and Wilbur Wright’s Extraordinary Obsession with Flight
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CIP 038. Make Your First Dollar, Profit from the Power of Proof: Dale Carnegie’s Baby Steps Rise to Blockbuster Success
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CIP 039. Find Courage Under Fire—Count the Costs, Then Forge Ahead: General George S. Patton’s Greatest Nightmare and Moment of Truth
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CIP 040. Get Leverage, Change the Calculus: The Crafty and Courageous Roma and the Birth of Ancient Rome
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CIP 041. Build Habits of Mastery and Self-Control: The Making and Unmaking of The Knights Templar, the Most Formidable Military Order of the Middle Ages
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CIP 042. Win Lasting Influence, Listen for the Underlying Need: Mahatma Gandhi Builds the Bedrock of an Unbreakable Charismatic Bond
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CIP 043. Believe Absolutely to Inspire Absolute Belief: Joan of Arc Turns the Tide of the Hundred Years’ War
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CIP 044. Exploit the Hidden Power of Simplicity: Alexander the Great Fulfills the Prophecy of the Gordian Knot
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CIP 045. Steel Yourself for Success: Harriet Tubman Takes Command and Leads Her People to the Promise Land
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CIP 046. Discover and Destroy Limiting Beliefs: Martin Luther Triggers the Reformation, Forever Altering the Course of History and the Power of Leaders Around the World
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CIP 047. Put Your Name on the Building, Take the Title You Desire: Steven Spielberg Occupies the Universal Lot
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CIP 048. Reframe Your Role, Take Whatever Title You Require: Walt Disney Heads to Hollywood in Pursuit of a Fantastic Dream
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CIP 049. Expect the Unexpectable, Vigorously Guard Against the Negative Expectations Trap: George Dantzig Solves Albert Einstein’s Unsolvable Problems
- CIP 050. Succeed by Sticking It Out: Theodore Roosevelt’s Black-Eyed Showdown with White-Faced Kid