Quick Tips to Brighten Your Week
By Stephan Mardyks
💎 Focus for This Week:
You're So Special.
The most obvious red flag? Flattery paired with a request. When someone tells you how "exceptional" and "elite" you are, and then immediately pushes for a decision... congratulations! You've discovered the equivalent of quicksand with a welcome mat!
Protect yourself from flattery-based manipulation:
Recognize when "exclusivity" is just fancy bait (None of us are that special).
Create a mental "cooling off pause" after receiving unusual praise (Your ego can wait 24 hours).
Remember:
We feel a subtle obligation to reciprocate good feelings. Just ask the doctors who bought luxury condos in “Nowheresville!”
The danger follows this sequence:
flattery → trust → request → compliance → regret → explaining to your spouse where the money went.
Turn YOUR "Flattery Radar" on!
Because nothing says "financial regret" quite like purchasing decisions made by your ego.
🤍 Your Quiet Reminder:
This is perhaps worth a discussion with your team.
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