Here's an interesting quote by Hector Durville: "Most methods that claim to give you maximum strength, success, happiness, or influence over others seem incomplete to us. They do not examine the human being as a whole. They do not study, in an ordered way, the...
magnetism
Living in alignment
The ancient Stoics spoke of a concept called "akrasia", which we can think of as weakness caused by a divided will. You know what you believe is right, yet you act differently. You tell yourself not to eat the pizza, but it looks good, so you eat it anyway. One part...
Magnetism is your default state
Being magnetic is actually your default state. In other words, it's not something you need to gain or get more of... it is something you stop losing when you stop pushing it away with noise, tension, and neediness. Magnetism is the natural field of a thing that is...
Stop performing, start being
Most people think personal magnetism is about doing: saying the right thing, smiling at the right moment, moving with confidence, or playing the part perfectly. That is surface charm. It grabs attention, but it rarely creates depth. All the things people often point...
The hidden layer shaping your presence
In the previous email I mentioned that by becoming aware of the deeper layer of your energy, you reconnect with what is more authentic, and then you bring it together with your rational mind to build the magnetism and charisma you want. But what does that actually...
How to let your true presence be felt
Our magnetism carries the raw imprint of who we are. It is our inner signature, always present, yet not always felt. Sometimes that signature hides behind a thick shell. The shell can be so dense that even we lose touch with what is inside, and others sense nothing...
Problems in applying magnetism
In the previous email we looked at William Walker Atkinson’s idea that personal magnetism comes in two parts. First, you build energy by holding a strong mental state — like confidence or calm. Then, you send that energy outward using your will. Sounds simple, and it...
The mental phase of personal magnetism
William Walker Atkinson wrote a sentence that’s worth slowing down and unpacking: "The mental phase of personal magnetism depends upon two coordinated manifestations of mental power, as follows: (1) the holding of certain mental states until the mental atmosphere...
Vigorous nerve-force
Here's an interesting quote by William Walker Atkinson: "Moreover, the experience of every individual will bear ample and generous testimony to the fact that certain persons, flowing over with vigorous nerve-force, will so radiate the energy that it is actually...
The deeper the action of thought, the greater the result
Here's an interesting quote from Christian Larson: "In using the power of the mind, the deeper the action of thought, will and desire, the greater the result. Accordingly, all mental action to be strong and effective, must be subconscious; that is, it must act in the...
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