Can you guess what ingredient it is? And I’m not talking about baking cakes. Or building houses!

The harnessing and exploiting of one’s emotions!

I’m talking about successful people and how they harness and exploit emotions to achieve what they want.

For example:

Have you ever considered a great actor’s talent and how it came about? He harnessed his own emotions in order to exploited and portray different personalities on stage and before the camera.

What of famous artists? People buy their paintings, according to how the picture appealed to their senses , moods and emotions.

Okay and who else?

 And what of legendary lawyers? Even though they were highly intelligent with good memories, it was when they exploited the emotional factor, they generally won their cases. 

Musicians compose music with a sensitive ear while emotionally tuned in.

 And a pianist that caresses the keys makes more beautiful expressive music, than a heavy handed pianist making loud thumping music! 

What about successful teachers?

They have no success when droning on about basic facts and possible principles governing theory. But it’s when they add facial expression and body language to demonstrate their statements, they get their pupils attention. And once they have gained students attention they work on the students’ emotions and inner needs.

•  I had an English teacher like that. He made the set book: “Great Expectations” story come alive and in so doing, made everything sound easily understandable. Then asking a few poignant questions naturally triggered everyone’s input. Thus facts came to light and analyzing the situation back and forth between ourselves, put things in perspective. That is how I learnt how to breakdown facts into concise concepts and profound statements.

Okay, it’s your turn now!

What other types of people come to mind, which have used emotions to exploit their talent, positions or ventures? How did they do it? What was their particular trick?

I’m trying to prove a point:

1. If we put more heart and expression into our art, craft or what we say and write, we will be more successful in what we do. 
2. Making people think about what you say write and do, makes for better blog posts.