Your head contains three brains. They’re all tasked with their own jobs to keep you alive. These brains have evolved over millions of years along with humanity.
The oldest of the three brains is the reptilian stem. It controls our primitive drives for survival, like our desire for food and sex.
In highschool we had to vote for a student government representative for our homeroom, the room we started and ended each school day. There were two candidates in our homeroom. One candidate was studious and seriously wanted the job — she had plans!
The second candidate was a goof who spent most of his school day talking with people. He was charismatic, but he didn’t have any plans for the school government if he was elected (but let’s be honest, those organizations don’t accomplish much anyways).
Who do you think won?
Everyone is drawn to a charismatic personality. Many of us believe charismatic people are born this way, and their leadership skills are an effortless result of their charisma.
This is the story we tell ourselves. This story keeps us from looking at our own skillset to see where we fall short. But this story is not true.
You, too, can develop charisma and become an effective leader.
Become stronger at marketing… wiser at business… and all around more persuasive with my articles, ideas, podcasts and resources sent straight to your inbox—free!
These emails are persuasive—they may end up in your Spam folder.
Hey, I use Mailchimp as my marketing platform. By clicking [Subscribe Now], you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.
Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.
Meanwhile I also promise not to abuse your info. Your trust is more important to me.