Archive for October 2011
4 Secrets to Becoming a Powerful Influencer
When it comes to having great power in this realm, your motto cannot be “do unto others as you’d have them do unto you”. Now, I don’t want to say something negative and I don’t condone treating people in a bad way.
But, if you want true impact, clichés (like “be nice to everyone”) will not take you far; they won’t even get you close. There is a lot more to being a persuasive and commanding individual. To explain it in the most straightforwardly comprehensible way, powerful people give off certain non-verbal signals that make them APPEAR “powerful.” And, as a result of these signals, they “effortlessly” draw in people who defer authority to them (like a self-fulfilling prophecy). (...) click here to Read On.
How to manipulate and succeed (Part 1).
If you’re a smart person who has ever been interested in manipulating people, then you’ve inevitably thought of the ethics behind coercion tactics. Quite likely, people will say that persuasion is manipulative, especially covert persuasion tactics (the ones that are useful).
I’ll tell you a secret… Persuasion is MANIPULATIVE (and it is ADDICTIVE)! Having influence means having the ability to control people’s actions. Persuasion tactics are not only good, they are a INEVITABLE! Keep reading; give me a chance to explain myself. Since the second we are born, each one among us has been guided, influenced, and moulded one way or the other. When you think about it, you’ll realize that you are in a permanent state of hypnosis, open to learning whatever you are taught. Generally, your “programming” comes from the very acceptable sources like lessons from your parents, your family members, and society at large. (...) click here to Read On.
