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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Listener Favorites: Andrew Bustamante | How to Develop the People Reading Skills of an Ex CIA Agent

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 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

As you probably notice, this month, we're bringing you our Life of Purpose series and revisiting

0:04.6

some of our most transformative episodes. Tune in to explore expert insights and practical

0:09.4

strategies on help, performance, and community well-being, all aimed at helping you achieve

0:14.4

personal and professional fulfillment. If you sign up for the newsletter, you'll not only get

0:18.5

recaps of the key ideas in each interview, but at the end of the series, you'll receive our free life of purpose ebook.

0:24.7

What you have to do is go to unmistakablecreative.com slash life purpose.

0:28.1

Again, that's unmistakablecreative.com slash life purpose.

0:32.5

Stocking is just a derogatory word for what professionals do when they target. Yeah, exactly. Professionals target

0:41.3

creepy people stalk. So inevitably, what happens whenever you see somebody multiple times is

0:48.9

subconsciously you develop a trust for that person because you're familiar with seeing them

0:52.7

in that situation.

0:58.1

So once I had seen him two or three times in that setting, then I went up and I introduced myself.

0:58.8

And then after that, you know, we just started having things in common.

1:02.6

We liked the same drinks or I learned to like the drinks that he liked.

1:06.4

We ate the same food.

1:07.9

We talked about the same sports teams.

1:10.2

And then it inevitably came up that he, you know, maybe five or seven meetings later.

1:15.4

He didn't know I was looking for a job.

1:17.3

He just thought I was a nice guy.

1:18.5

And I was not just talking to him.

1:20.8

I was targeting four other people.

1:22.6

And I was just waiting for the first one to act on the targeting effort.

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