Being in a leadership position can be quite difficult if you are too stiff. I have personally seen people in leadership positions that seem to be stuck in a fight or flight state continually. What I mean by this is that I have seen people in leadership positions that seem to be in an incredibly… Read more: Good Leaders Must be Able to Laugh at Themselves

Interaction with others is very difficult to plan. People are dynamic beings and it is very difficult to completely direct the course of a personal interaction. Talking to others can be a difficult thing for some people, they lack confidence and believe that they will make fools of themselves by saying the wrong thing. Even… Read more: For Difficult Conversations, Have an Ace Up Your Sleeve

In all facets of life is always a good idea to have a contingency plan. You must try and get yourself into the habit of always thinking ahead. In this way you can plan one step ahead and therefore be prepared for anything or anyone that might come along. Eventually you will want to increase… Read more: Always Have A Contingency Plan

In order to become successful in life you must be willing to assert yourself. The ability to be assertive is very important because it allows us to make your intentions known and well understood. Without this ability you end up being dominated by others and by the environment around you. Assertiveness is usually a tricky… Read more: Why And How To Be Assertive

You must learn to be as flexible as possible when you’re trying to accomplish your goals. Life is a very difficult thing to predict. This is so because life is not a closed system; what this means is that random events and random things can be introduced into it at any time. If you are… Read more: Learn To Be Flexible

Leaders always work with their people. A leader must always be able to collaborate with all of the members of his or her team. He must be able to use their resources well, and to make sure that everyone is working as a cohesive unit. A leader shows teamwork and cohesive action by example; he… Read more: Leaders Work With Their People

Life is all about making choices. The wonderful thing about life is that we choose most of the things that we will experience. Some might say that we consciously choose, whether we realize it or not, all the experiences of our lives. Whatever the case may be it is true that we constantly need to… Read more: How To Make Hard Choices

Leaders must always confront things in the most diplomatic way possible. When you are a leader you are in the spotlight and as such must always be careful in how you act and what you say. As a leader you must take full responsibility of all your actions because these actions will be intensely scrutinized… Read more: Leaders Must Always Be Tactful

Life is risk. We can definitely minimize the amount of risk that we experience in our lives but if we pursue this line of action too much we can end up with lives that are stale and boring. Risk is a natural result of being alive; since it is impossible for us to know every… Read more: Don’t Be Afraid To Take Risks

Always try to build alliances. An alliance is a cooperative venture that you make with someone else or a group of others. This cooperative venture allows you to accomplish things that you are not able to do on your own and to overcome barriers far more easily. In alliance should always be a win-win scenario.… Read more: Always Try To Build Powerful Alliances

You must never forget that you are the most important person in your life. Some, especially parents, would disagree with this statement but the fact of the matter remains that if you do not treat yourself well or consider your own needs first, you might not be around long enough to take care of those… Read more: Never Make Yourself Second Best

As a leader you must be perfectly clear about the fact that you have to tell other people what to do. Leadership basically means that you set the course; this means that you are the one that says where you and your team will go and what you and your team will do to get… Read more: Good Leaders Lead Through Motivation

Great leaders always pay great attention to the people that they are dealing with. Every interaction no matter how small or large requires full focus and attention. Leaders do not take things for granted, they realized that the only way to win is to never overestimate or underestimate either the situation or the people before… Read more: Great Leaders Always Pay Close Attention To Others

A good leader needs to simplify the message. It is most important that as a leader you are understood perfectly, and that you make your message as clear as possible. You will not be able to get others to do what you want and unless your messages is simple and clearly stated. Others will also… Read more: Leaders Simplify The Message

In order to be a leader, you must act like a leader. It is possible that you could find yourself in the position of leadership, but you truly will not be a leader until you begin to act like one. Leadership is a difficult and challenging role and must be given great consideration or else… Read more: To Be A Good Leader, Act Like A Leader

If you are constantly dealing with people, or if you find that you are having difficulty dealing with others, it is a very good idea for you to develop your charisma. Natural charisma is a talent that some people have in dealing with others, it helps them to be liked and to usually get what… Read more: How To Develop Charisma

Persuasion is an incredibly powerful ability.  It is the ability to be able to get others to do what you want them to do.  Or to be more specific; it is the conscious act of getting someone to do what you want them to do. Through persuasion you are able to get others to focus… Read more: What Is Persuasion?

Always learn the rules of every game.  Every game has certain rules, and it’s very important that you learn then before you start to play. Learning the rules starts by learning what you are playing for.  In every game there has to be an objective, and this objective needs to be learned before you waste… Read more: Learn All The Rules Of Any Game You Play

There is no need to explain yourself to others. The time that you waste trying to explain yourself and your motives to others can be better spent focusing on your desired outcome. I have mentioned before that there is a natural need in other people to control situations and things, it is therefore expected that… Read more: Learn To Not Explain Yourself To Others And Win

Your physiology is an incredible indicator of your mental state. It is possible that you have read or heard something about the incredible correlation between your body and your mind. If you watch shows like “the mentalists” or “Lie to me”, you will see the protagonist do amazing things just by watching and manipulating body… Read more: Use Physiology To Control Yourself And Others

Before you act, find out how risky any action is. Many things in life tend to be mundane, that is you do them because they need to get done. You brush your teeth or go to work for example. These are the mundane things of the day. There are situations though that can get a… Read more: Measure The Risks Before You Act

Would you like to learn a technique that can persuade others and bend them to your will? How about a way to stop another person in their tracks and totally invade their soul? Would you like to learn a technique that creates instant sexual tension? I hope so because this is just what I am… Read more: The Power of the Eye to Persuade

Many people set goals for themselves, which is a good thing. Unfortunately following through on those goals becomes a very difficult thing for for many, and most goals are never achieved.  In this article, we will explore some techniques that you can use to help you meet the goals that you set for yourself. Let… Read more: Meeting Goals

Those that would be successful leaders must master paradox. Leaders must be in it to win. Weather its overcoming an obstacle, finishing an objective, or beating the opposition; leaders have to be in it to prevail. If you do not carry a winning objective in mind, those that follow you will soon rebel. Leaders need… Read more: Leaders are Masters of Paradox

Great leaders must be swift. Whatever it is that you need to do and whatever it is that you have to get done, has to be done quickly and with great confidence. You must calculate and while you calculate you must not appear as if you are calculating. You must become a master of misdirection,… Read more: Be Swift and Win

Every single objective has cost. Leaders must understand that any goal comes with a certain price. Nothing is free that is in anyway meaningful and certainly any campaign that has a possibility of success must have a certain cost. This cost is not always measured in money or energy per se, often times what we… Read more: All Objectives Have a Cost

In order to be a good leader, you must be able to conceptualize and implement strategy. Any action that we take in life, weather its buying a house, eating dinner or crossing the street; involves strategic thinking and action. It is the craziest of notions to think that strategy does not apply to everything that… Read more: Calculate and Win

The ability to persuade others to your desires is an incredibly powerful thing. It is hyped about in many articles, books and seminars. What is rarely discussed in this material though is the power of the voice to persuade and entice others. The timbre and resonance of a powerful voice can make a great impression… Read more: Persuade Others With Voice Power

First and foremost: becoming a leader means that you take responsibility. Whether this means responsibility for your general situation in life or just the situation that you find yourself in at the present moment. This personal responsibility is the one factor that will spur you to take action in your life. The majority of the… Read more: Become a Leader