Manipulation Expert: Success Isn’t Luck, It’s Rigged | Robert Greene

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Codie Sanchez

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

4.8 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Download my FREE Smart Buyer's Guide for Acquiring Cash-Flowing Businesses in 2025 HERE: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4iD1WtP In this episode, Robert Greene discusses the intricate dynamics of power, communication, and human behavior in both the personal and professional realms. He emphasizes the importance of observation, understanding ego, and navigating workplace politics while also exploring the nature of authenticity and the role of storytelling in influence. Codie and Robert dive into the balance between fear and likability in relationships and the challenges of finding inspiration in adversity. Chapters 00:00- Understanding Power Dynamics in Business 03:08- The Art of Writing and Communication 06:13- The Importance of Marginal Notes 09:06- Navigating Workplace Politics 12:08- The Role of Ego in Professional Success 14:57- Recognizing Toxic Influences 17:50- The Interplay of History and Human Nature 21:12- The Nature of Authenticity 24:04- The Subtlety of Seduction and Deception 27:09- Observing Human Behavior 29:46- The Complexity of Authenticity 33:13- The Role of Storytelling in Influence 41:10- Playing the Power Game 42:50- Strategic Thinking vs. Tactical Hell 45:10- Leveraging Power and Long-Term Thinking 45:46- Fear vs. Likability in Relationships 51:02- The Sublime and Personal Transformation 55:06- Finding Inspiration in Adversity 01:00:54- The Importance of Authenticity in Writing 01:06:01- Understanding Anti-Seductive Traits 01:10:50- Creating Mystery in Relationships 01:15:56- Words of Wisdom for the Younger Self MORE FROM BIGDEAL: 🎥 Youtube: / @podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: / bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: / big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ: 🎥 Youtube: / @codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: / codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: / realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO: Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't want you to crush your enemy totally.
0:03.0	I want you to be aware that that happens in business all the time.
0:07.0	I have wanted to interview this man for years.
0:10.0	He is one of my favorite authors of all time.
0:13.0	He wrote 48 laws of power.
0:14.0	At this very moment, they're vultures circling around.
0:17.0	We're going to buy your business out and crush you.
0:19.0	It's a merciless environment. And what that signals is you're weak.
0:23.5	We can play you, and the next time around, we're going to negotiate the hell out of you.
0:27.0	I don't want you to be like that.
0:28.4	I want you to be...
0:29.4	What do you think is the most underrated human truth that a young person should know who wants control or power?
0:36.2	The most important skill that you can have is...
0:39.3	Wow.
0:39.8	Is there something that you do when you are feeling absolutely no way you can write?
0:45.1	Well, you know, it's almost a question that makes me want to cry.
0:47.8	I'm so sorry.
0:50.9	This is The Big Deal podcast, and I'm Cody Sanchez.
0:53.7	I am so excited, you guys. I have wanted to
0:55.8	interview this man for years. He is one of my favorite authors of all time. I even embarrassingly
1:02.1	told him that today. And if you, like me, want to understand power. You want to understand
1:08.8	how do you seduce someone? You want to understand, how do I get my way? You want to understand how do you seduce someone? You want to understand how do I get my way? You want
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