Monthly Archives July 2014

Famous Charismatic People – Their "secret sauce" is their ability to . . . .

Oprah, JFK, Clinton, Tom Hanks, Ghandi, Marilyn Monroe and the list could go on and on.   These are a few of those household names that people associate with charisma.   They have a special something that makes them magnetic.   People are drawn to them.  Some may disagree that a particular person has this charisma, but that is not the point.  It doesn””t negate the fact that people fell special when around theses people. Why? They listen . . and without guile.  A genuine, sincere hearing.  As someone said of Bill Clinton, “he makes you feel like you are the only person
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Who Defines Charisma? The secret is. . .

For personal and business charisma which is better . . . extravert or introvert? I have a client who is a extremely successful in their market of machining, rolling and forming steel.  Because of their fierce desire to stay off the radar screen of their competitors , they DO NOT want general publicity. Al Williams, a previous partner/boss was the same.  When we were rolling out No-Name Generics to the retail grocery stores in the late 1970”s he specifically told me to “stay quiet”.   “You will want to brag and show off, but we want others to know about what
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