The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

by Olivia Fox Cabane

Deciding to change your belief about what happened (technically called cognitive reappraisal) effectively decreases the brain’s stress levels.

choose the explanation that is most helpful to us and create a version of events that gets us into the specific mental state we need for charisma.

One CEO told me that “the most effective thing you can do for your career is to get comfortable being uncomfortable.

Gratitude can be a great charisma conduit, bringing you back to the present and giving you immediate access to feelings of both confidence and warmth.

self-compassion is feeling that what happened to you is unfortunate, whereas self-pity is feeling that what happened to you is unfair.

Focus charisma is primarily based on a perception of presence. It gives people the feeling that you are fully present with them,