3 Ways To Get People To Do What You Want (Use With Care)

There is something funny about people. Even though every human is different and we all have different aspirations, dreams and hobbies we are all wired in the same way. So even though we are all different, we are also fundamentally the same.

If you’ve read The One Secret You Need To Understand People (And Get Them To Do What You Want), you know that every person cares mostly about themselves. It is always themselves who is the most important person in their lives. That’s fine. We are all just figuring out how to live the best life that we can, and we would have a hard time living if we didn’t put ourselves first.

“Never appeal to a man’s ‘better nature.’ He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage”

- Robert Heinlein

From an evolutionary standpoint it is a survival strategy. If we didn’t think of ourselves first, then we probably wouldn’t have made it this far. What’s really fun about it is all the ways this can be exploited in order to get people to do what you want.