Life Lessons
Charisma vs. Power: The Difference and the Side Effects
How our communication shapes our sense of self
Story 1
Legend has it that British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his political rival William Gladstone had a date with the same woman on different nights. When asked her impression of the two men, she said, “When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.”
Story 2
The South Korean drama movie “Seducing Mr. Perfect”, tells the story of a woman (Ms. June) who believes in true love but men always break up with her. As she was complaining: “I have been dumped three times now”, her boss Robin Heiden answered: “Because you don’t know the rules. The rules of the game! It’s a game that requires even greater precision and planning. A game of power and manipulations of emotions to control the mind… That’s the game. It’s a game where the one who displays affection first, gives up total control and goes around like a dog on a collar.”
Robin has very clear ideas about a relationship and love: for him, true love exists only in a hypothetical world and doesn’t map to the real…
