(To read about the book, The Guru Trap, please click here.) How To Avoid Being Led Astray People love following gurus. The word itself is a religious term meaning “teacher” or “priest.” But it also means the guy people follow in self-development or financial circles. It’s one thing to learn some useful information from […]
Should vs Is
The Battle Of Thought Control As humans, one of the things we love to do is come up with ideas about how others should be behaving. People shouldn’t text and drive. People should say thank you. People shouldn’t watch TV past ten PM. Kids should do their homework. Parents should pay more attention to their […]
Why People Cheat
Understanding Cheaters There are two ways to avoid being with a cheater who breaks your heart. One way is to simply hope for the best. This might work, depending on your living situation, environment and circumstances. But if this is your preferred method, and it doesn’t work, you risk having your heart broken. Worse, you […]
Myth Of Self
Who Are You? How would you answer that question? Most of us answer it by saying what we do, or what we have. By our jobs, by our accomplishments, by our families, by our connections. All of these are things outside of us. If I call myself a writer, it’s really a description of what […]
Experts Say That Everybody’s Doing This
We humans are a funny bunch. On the one hand, we seem to revel in the idea that we fiercely independent, and nobody, but NOBODY, tells us what to do. On the other hand, we are incredibly swayed, at the unconscious level, by the opinions of others. It’s well known to advertisers that social proof […]
How To Quickly Boost Your Authority And Increase Your Persuasive Skills
When you understand how the human mind REALLY works, you’ve got an incredible advantage. Not only over your own brain, but over the brains of others (if you want, lol). All of us have these triggers that motivate us to do things, and at the same time these blind spots that keep us from objectively […]
Generate Genuine Authority For Massive Interest and Attraction
I used to have this job as a model scout. It was pretty good, while it lasted. I’ve explained in a previous email why I ended up quitting, because in reality it was a big con. Bilking people out of their money might seem like a fun idea, but in real life it feels pretty […]
World Changing Authority Event
Here’s a true story of how the simple application of authority changed the world we live in. Authority is one of Cialdini’s influence factors, and can circumvent our logic. Basically when somebody with a position of authority says something, we’re much, much more likely to believe it, even if that something doesn’t make any sense. […]
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