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Get Anyone To Do Anything By David J. Lieberman. Andrew Marriage. A brief synopsis. Contains many psychological strategies to overcome a variety of situations. Situations range from conflicts with bosses to relationship troubles. Broken into 5 main parts. About the Author.
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Get Anyone To Do AnythingBy David J. Lieberman Andrew Marriage
A brief synopsis • Contains many psychological strategies to overcome a variety of situations. • Situations range from conflicts with bosses to relationship troubles. • Broken into 5 main parts.
About the Author • Lives in Boca Ranton, Florida • Has a Ph. D. in psychology • Appears on many television and radio shows • Influenced by Milton Erickson and Stanley Milgram. • Tours the country and gives lectures.
Section I: Get anyone to like you • Law of association • Repeat Exposure • Reciprocal Affection • Similarities • How you make them feel • Helping them out • We’re only human • Positive Attitude
How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book • Key 2: Optimism. Lieberman is basically telling you to be an optimistic and happy person. People enjoy being around optimistic people.
Section II: Never be fooled or lied to again • Technique for seeing if a story is true or not • Signs that someone is trying to manipulate you • How to call a person’s bluff
Technique to see if a story is true or not • Introduce a false fact to create a conundrum. • Watch the other person’s reaction • If they hesitate or agree with the fact then there is a strong chance that they are lying.
Signs that someone is trying to manipulate you • Guilt • Intimidation • Appeal to Ego • Fear • Curiosity • Our desire to be liked
How to call a person’s bluff • This one is real simple, just see if the person is overcompensating. • If someone is genuine about leaving a job they will not be trying to convey their confidence. If he is bluffing, he will be overconfident.
How the section relates to Dr. Muncy’s book • Key 4: Initiative. Lieberman is telling you how to take action against people who will try to bring you down.
Section III: Take control of any situation • Get anyone to do anything immediately • Get a stubborn person to change their mind • Psychological secrets of leadership
Get anyone to do anything immediately • Limit options • Give a deadline • Use the law of inertia • Expectation • Additional incentive
Get a stubborn person to change their mind • Change their physiology • Give additional information before asking them to reconsider • Increase their self awareness • Use a two-sided argument • Let them think they are in some way responsible for the idea.
Psychological Secrets of Leadership • Personality of leadership • Identification • Humility • Style • Personal Power • Allow for the right amount of input, not too much or too little.
How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book • Key 4: Initiative. Lieberman is giving advice on how to take action in any situation. • Key 6: Purpose. Lieberman is giving tips on how to lead people. Leaders need to be unique people who know their purpose in life.
Section IV: How to win at any competition • Secrets for being a psychological warrior. • Utilizing psychology to gain the winning edge. • #1 mistake people make in life.
Secrets for being a psychological warrior • Anchor in success • Focus • Get into the ideal state of mind • Mentally rehearse before your performance
Utilizing psychology to gain the winning edge • Get the home field advantage • Having people around helps you perform better • Do the unexpected and give no warning
#1 mistake people make in life • Simply put, people do not know when to stop • Usually seen in gambling. People just keep on gambling even though they’re losing and dig a deeper hole for themselves • The secret is to know when to stop. You have to weigh the risks and benefits and make a responsible decision.
How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book • Key 3: Responsibility. Don’t make hasty decisions and know when to stop and reevaluate your current situation.
Section V: How to deal with annoying and difficult situations • Stop verbal abuse instantly • How to criticize without offending
Stop verbal abuse instantly • Don’t let someone else dictate how you feel, don’t get angry with the other person. • Don’t take possession of their problem, it’s theirs not yours • Make them ask themselves what their problem is • Main point is to keep your cool
How to criticize without offending • Say you’re doing it because you care • Compliment them first • Criticize the act, not the person • Don’t imply that they’re doing knowingly or willingly • Share some of the responsibility if possible • Offer a solution • Tell them that they’re not alone
Overall theme of the book • The overall idea of the book is how to interact with people, build relationships and deal with awkward situations. • Relates to Key 7: Sacrifice. We have to make sacrifices in order to gain wealth. In this case the wealth is forming strong, long lasting relationships.