“Charisma” – derives from the Greek charisma, meaning favor or divine gift
- Its root is kharis, meaning grace.
Every leader wants to have charisma – a special, inspiring quality of leadership.
- Charisma is comfort.
- It’s the ability to never appear uncomfortable.
- People with charisma seem to be in charge of their lives.
- They seem to have a goal, a purpose, a direction – in fact, a mission.
Charismatic people don’t doubt their ability to add value to a situation, so they move forward with their mission.
Courage, leadership, faith. These are attributes that can make people charismatic, whether they’re found on the battlefield or in the boardroom.
Re-source: Reenforce
Control of the atmosphere is control of the time and space you work in. All these abilities are included in control of the atmosphere.
- When you control the atmosphere, you’re not operating on other people’s time.
- You set your own rate of speed for saying things.
- You pause and pace your rate of speed for saying things.
- You pause and pace your rate of speaking for maximum impact.
- You have no fear of silence.
- You’re not reacting to and feeling inhabited by physical space or people.
- You use gestures; you move effectively, assertively, when and how you please
- whether behind a lectern or on the factory floor.
Vocally and with your eyes you can express a range of emotions, including amusement, excitement, and even anger, where appropriate.
- You use your eyes, you show a range of emotions, and you modulate your voice with purpose
- not like a shotgun scattered all over the room.
- You look directly into people’s eyes, and you use your voice and eyes like a rifle.
- If a room of thirty, or fifty, or even a hundred people, you pick out anyone you want to talk to and, boom, you can direct you voice and your eyes to them.
Look strong, confident, grounded, and happy with yourself.
- You must convey your thoughts and show your feelings with conviction.
craving and resource from “You Are The Message” – Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are – by Roger Ailes with Jon Kraushar
