Andrew Bustamante | How to Develop the People Reading Skills of an Ex CIA Agent
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Srinivas Rao
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2022
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another episode of Unmistakable Creative, where we're joined by Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA agent who spent over a decade living undercover. Bustamante, now a renowned international intelligence professional, shares his secrets with people reading and how to develop the skills of an undercover agent.
In this episode, Bustamante delves into the covert operations of his past and the espionage techniques he learned during his time with the CIA. He offers insights into how these skills can be leveraged in everyday life, changing the way we think and interact with others. This conversation is not just about personal growth but also about understanding the power of observation and the art of reading people.
Don't miss this episode to learn from one of the most intriguing voices in personal development. Gain insights that could transform your life and career, and understand the secrets behind the people-reading skills of an ex-CIA agent.
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| 0:00.0 | Stalking is just a derogatory word for what professionals do when they target. |
| 0:05.7 | Yeah, exactly. |
| 0:08.0 | Professionals target creepy people's stock. |
| 0:12.9 | So inevitably what happens whenever you see somebody multiple times is subconsciously you |
| 0:17.5 | develop a trust for that person because you're familiar with seeing them in that situation. |
| 0:22.1 | So once I had seen him two or three times in that setting, then I went up and I introduced |
| 0:26.0 | myself and then after that, you know, we just started having things in common. |
| 0:30.7 | We liked the same drinks or I learned to like the drinks that he liked. |
| 0:34.3 | We ate the same food. |
| 0:36.0 | We talked about the same sports teams and then inevitably it came up that he, you know, |
| 0:41.1 | maybe five or seven meetings later. |
| 0:43.5 | He didn't know I was looking for a job. |
| 0:45.2 | He just thought I was a nice guy and I was not just talking to him. |
| 0:48.6 | I was targeting four other people and I was just waiting for the first one to act on |
| 0:53.7 | the targeting effort. |
| 0:55.1 | And then one day he was just like, what do you do for a living man? |
| 0:57.8 | Like my company could really use someone that's such a go getter and a smart thinker like |
| 1:02.4 | you. |
| 1:03.4 | And that's when I told him like, oh, I'm actually in the position of looking for a job |
| 1:05.8 | right now. |
| 1:06.8 | I just left service with the US government. |
| 1:08.4 | He was like, oh, let me put you in contact with this hiring manager. |
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