Getting from the Bar to the Boardroom

12 Be the Center of Attention, to a Point

DOI: 10.4324/9781003218258-12

Have you ever seen a very attractive person with a decent but fairly average-looking member of the opposite sex? In my younger years, I always wondered why so many attractive women would settle for an average Joe. Then it finally hit me: this average Joe had charisma. This word is thrown around often, but what it really means to me is the ability to be so compelling that others want to be around you and follow you. In order to be charismatic, you must be comfortable in your own skin; you must truly enjoy your surroundings, and you must find your way to the center of attention in most environments. Notice I said find your way to the center of attention, not force yourself ...