I think, given the option, most people would choose to be charismatic rather than dull. That's basically a no brainer. They would prefer to be charming as opposed to unexciting. But, you don’t have to look far to discover that not everyone is charming and appealing. I know people that were born with this seemingly magnetic gift. I know others who have acquired it through experience and practice. I know a few people who have no idea what I am writing about.
Charisma, according to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is "a special magnetic charm or appeal." Synonyms are magnetism, allure, and magic. It seems that when a charismatic person enters a room, the meeting or party starts; excitement and fun follow.
There is no magic script a person follows to become charismatic. Yet, in being charismatic, a person emits a magic spell. I have watched charisma open doors, gain interviews, sell products and services, negotiate more favorable deals, and acquire preferred seating positions in restaurants. Traffic tickets seem to avoid people with charisma.
Small children have it. Most adults don't. Few teenagers posses it. The people who have it—children, adults or teens—have it.
Years ago, during an aha moment, I had an idea to create a product that would have sales managers and motivational-hungry organizations beating a path to my door. To paraphrase the famous quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson, if you build a better mouse-trap the world will make a path to your door.
My idea took form in a 4-oz. aerosol can of magic, I named "Instant Charisma." It would be my path to riches. The world never made the path to my door. People liked the product and wanted a free sample. No one wanted to pay for it. While there was not a mass market for Instant Charisma, there was a market of one. That one "customer" illustrates an important life lesson.
Trying to help our shy teenage daughter to be more extroverted, my wife and I signed her up for a high school speech class. She wasn't happy with our choice. In one of the early classes she was required to do a sales presentation for a product of her choice. I suggested she take a can of Instant Charisma and demonstrate how it helps create a positive charismatic environment to help users build confidence, command attention, and attract success—In short be a winner!
Reluctantly she took a can to class. When it was her time to present, she walked to the front of the class and asked, " Are you looking for an edge? An advantage? In my hand is a magical 4-oz. can of Instant Charisma. Each can of this personal magic contains an extraordinary combination of goal achievement and winning attitude to help you create self-motivation and magnetic charm." She then sprayed the air above her head and challenged her audience to breathe in the magic and exhale excitement.
What happened next was magic. Following the presentation her classmates began clapping and cheering. They loved the concept and the passion of her presentation and showed it. That moment twenty-five years ago changed my daughter's life, for life.
The magic wasn't in the aerosol can. The magic was in the clapping that was evidence of the support, approval and encouragement of her audience. I would love to credit the change to Instant Charisma but, twenty-five years ago when our daughter exited her cocoon to fly it was instantly, but not due to Instant Charisma. It was her classmates authentication of her worth that transformed her into a beautiful butterfly.
Her mother and I noticed the change immediately. She began to walk faster, stand taller, smile more. Sometimes the story is not about you. It's about the other person. Your encouragement and support may help them stand straighter, walk taller, smile more and take flight.
Three Point Success Summation
HOG THOUGHT: Sometimes the story is not about you. It's about the other person. In one minute you may have the opportunity to not only make someone's day better, but to enhance your own self-image. Are you making the most of your opportunities to recognize and validate the uniqueness in the people you encounter? When was the last time you spoke words of encouragement?
HOG QUOTE: "Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can't buy. It's an invisible energy with visible effects."— Marianne Williamson
HOG ACTION: Today and every day tell someone you are proud of them and mean it.
Charisma, according to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is "a special magnetic charm or appeal." Synonyms are magnetism, allure, and magic. It seems that when a charismatic person enters a room, the meeting or party starts; excitement and fun follow.
There is no magic script a person follows to become charismatic. Yet, in being charismatic, a person emits a magic spell. I have watched charisma open doors, gain interviews, sell products and services, negotiate more favorable deals, and acquire preferred seating positions in restaurants. Traffic tickets seem to avoid people with charisma.
Small children have it. Most adults don't. Few teenagers posses it. The people who have it—children, adults or teens—have it.
Years ago, during an aha moment, I had an idea to create a product that would have sales managers and motivational-hungry organizations beating a path to my door. To paraphrase the famous quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson, if you build a better mouse-trap the world will make a path to your door.
My idea took form in a 4-oz. aerosol can of magic, I named "Instant Charisma." It would be my path to riches. The world never made the path to my door. People liked the product and wanted a free sample. No one wanted to pay for it. While there was not a mass market for Instant Charisma, there was a market of one. That one "customer" illustrates an important life lesson.
Trying to help our shy teenage daughter to be more extroverted, my wife and I signed her up for a high school speech class. She wasn't happy with our choice. In one of the early classes she was required to do a sales presentation for a product of her choice. I suggested she take a can of Instant Charisma and demonstrate how it helps create a positive charismatic environment to help users build confidence, command attention, and attract success—In short be a winner!
Reluctantly she took a can to class. When it was her time to present, she walked to the front of the class and asked, " Are you looking for an edge? An advantage? In my hand is a magical 4-oz. can of Instant Charisma. Each can of this personal magic contains an extraordinary combination of goal achievement and winning attitude to help you create self-motivation and magnetic charm." She then sprayed the air above her head and challenged her audience to breathe in the magic and exhale excitement.
What happened next was magic. Following the presentation her classmates began clapping and cheering. They loved the concept and the passion of her presentation and showed it. That moment twenty-five years ago changed my daughter's life, for life.
The magic wasn't in the aerosol can. The magic was in the clapping that was evidence of the support, approval and encouragement of her audience. I would love to credit the change to Instant Charisma but, twenty-five years ago when our daughter exited her cocoon to fly it was instantly, but not due to Instant Charisma. It was her classmates authentication of her worth that transformed her into a beautiful butterfly.
Her mother and I noticed the change immediately. She began to walk faster, stand taller, smile more. Sometimes the story is not about you. It's about the other person. Your encouragement and support may help them stand straighter, walk taller, smile more and take flight.
Three Point Success Summation
HOG THOUGHT: Sometimes the story is not about you. It's about the other person. In one minute you may have the opportunity to not only make someone's day better, but to enhance your own self-image. Are you making the most of your opportunities to recognize and validate the uniqueness in the people you encounter? When was the last time you spoke words of encouragement?
HOG QUOTE: "Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can't buy. It's an invisible energy with visible effects."— Marianne Williamson
HOG ACTION: Today and every day tell someone you are proud of them and mean it.
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