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What Charisma Is
Just think about the most magnetic people you know, the ones who walk into a room and light it up, the people who seem to always have others gravitating towards them. They are, most often, the people who are just completely, unapologetically, and authentically themselves.
Roxie Nafousi • Manifest
charismatic people are unusually expressive, sensitive, and have strong internal
Alex Pentland • Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World (Bradford Books)
Disclaimer aside, the best answer I've come up with is that the most likable, charismatic, enjoyable people to be around are people who demand nothing of you.
Carmen • People who demand nothing of you (or, notes on charismatic people)
confiding something to her best friend. “You want people skills?” she repeated. “Then be a person.” She looked around from face to face. “Can you do that? Will you do that?” She looked to the left and to the right, again, meeting the gaze of dozens of individuals. “It’s worth ten thousand times more than all the closing techniques that ever have be
... See moreBob Burg, John David Mann • The Go-Giver
Liking is a powerful principle that can, literally and figuratively, open many doors for you as a professional social engineer. If you are like me, the hardest part is learning to be interested enough that your “liking” comes off as genuine.