Gene Simmons

So I was procrastinating writing a paper, playing my guitar learning some new songs...and I realized that one group of charismatic individuals are band frontmen. In particular, I was looking at a band all "All Time Low". I've never heard of them until today, but the body language, voice, etc. from the lead singer just makes him seem cool. It's the same case for all of these bands (Coba Starship would be another example). Look at the comments from people on YouTube; girls (I think...I hope) are breathless around them.

My brother has long thought Gene Simmons was a bad ass. I didn't understand why. I caught a few episodes of Celebrity Apprentice a while back and figured it out. If you get a chance, watch how this guy interacts with people. He's VERY good. Charismatic? I have no other way to describe it. If you wanna be a rock star...you better be charismatic.

I guess there is some practical application for my inquiry after all. :)

Changing Opinions

First impressions are king! It's a fact, that people tend to not change their initial opinions of someone. If you think someone is cocky and stuck-up, that probably won't change; nor if their creepy, or perhaps a 'fun' person.

Recently one of my classmates and coworkers told me that when he first met me, he knew that he wouldn't like me. Just taking a look at my face, he thought we wouldn't get a long. Well, according to him, I am perhaps the only person that has managed to change this initial opinion of his. Pretty cool...I'm not sure why, perhaps maybe my authentic self shined through.

First impressions are still important, as I doubt this situation will replicate hardly ever again.

It Begins

I've had the desire to start up this blog for quite some time now, and it seems like everyday I'm writing down observations to put on the blog once I finally created it. I have a lot to talk about, and if you follow this blog you'll soon learn more about who I am and why this site is called The Charisma Project.

Expect to find elements of marketing, psychology, management, communication and other disciplines here. I know that there are countless blogs dedicated to the emerging dating coach field, where men attempt to become pick-up artists; while some elements of this site may resonate with these concepts, my goal is for it to go beyond romantic relationships into other contexts, for example the professional/business arena.

This site is dedicated to being a hybrid personal journal/knowledge research/open discussion with you readers. I encourage you to comment and send me useful information or articles, as it will only help to strengthen the site, it's credibility, and our own learning.