Get Anyone To Do Anything
By David J. Lieberman
Andrew Marriage

A brief synopsis
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Contains many psychological strategies to overcome a variety of situations.
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Situations range from conflicts with bosses to relationship troubles.
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Broken into 5 main parts.

About the Author
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Lives in Boca Ranton, Florida
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Has a Ph. D. in psychology
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Appears on many television and radio shows
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Influenced by Milton Erickson and Stanley
Milgram.
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Tours the country and gives lectures.

Section I: Get anyone to like you
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Law of association
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Repeat Exposure
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Reciprocal Affection
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Similarities
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How you make them feel
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Helping them out
 We’re only human
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Positive Attitude

How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book
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Key 2: Optimism. Lieberman is basically telling you to be an optimistic and happy person. People enjoy being around optimistic people.

Section II: Never be fooled or lied to again
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Technique for seeing if a story is true or not
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Signs that someone is trying to manipulate you
 How to call a person’s bluff

Technique to see if a story is true or not
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Introduce a false fact to create a conundrum.
 Watch the other person’s reaction
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If they hesitate or agree with the fact then there is a strong chance that they are lying.

Signs that someone is trying to manipulate you
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Guilt
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Intimidation
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Appeal to Ego
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Fear
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Curiosity
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Our desire to be liked

How to call a person’s bluff
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This one is real simple, just see if the person is overcompensating.
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If someone is genuine about leaving a job they will not be trying to convey their confidence. If he is bluffing, he will be overconfident.

How the section relates to Dr.
Muncy’s book
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Key 4: Initiative. Lieberman is telling you how to take action against people who will try to bring you down.

Section III: Take control of any situation
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Get anyone to do anything immediately
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Get a stubborn person to change their mind
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Psychological secrets of leadership

Get anyone to do anything immediately
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Limit options
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Give a deadline
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Use the law of inertia
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Expectation
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Additional incentive

Get a stubborn person to change their mind
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Change their physiology
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Give additional information before asking them to reconsider
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Increase their self awareness
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Use a two-sided argument
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Let them think they are in some way responsible for the idea.

Psychological Secrets of
Leadership
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Personality of leadership
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Identification
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Humility
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Style
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Personal Power
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Allow for the right amount of input, not too much or too little.

How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book
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Key 4: Initiative. Lieberman is giving advice on how to take action in any situation.
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Key 6: Purpose. Lieberman is giving tips on how to lead people. Leaders need to be unique people who know their purpose in life.

Section IV: How to win at any competition
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Secrets for being a psychological warrior.
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Utilizing psychology to gain the winning edge.
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#1 mistake people make in life.

Secrets for being a psychological warrior
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Anchor in success
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Focus
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Get into the ideal state of mind
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Mentally rehearse before your performance

Utilizing psychology to gain the winning edge
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Get the home field advantage
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Having people around helps you perform better
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Do the unexpected and give no warning

#1 mistake people make in life
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Simply put, people do not know when to stop
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Usually seen in gambling. People just keep on gambling even though they’re losing and dig a deeper hole for themselves
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The secret is to know when to stop. You have to weigh the risks and benefits and make a responsible decision.

How it relates to Dr. Muncy’s book
 Key 3: Responsibility. Don’t make hasty decisions and know when to stop and reevaluate your current situation.

Section V: How to deal with annoying and difficult situations
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Stop verbal abuse instantly
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How to criticize without offending

Stop verbal abuse instantly
 Don’t let someone else dictate how you feel, don’t get angry with the other person.
 Don’t take possession of their problem, it’s theirs not yours
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Make them ask themselves what their problem is
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Main point is to keep your cool

How to criticize without offending
 Say you’re doing it because you care
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Compliment them first
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Criticize the act, not the person
 Don’t imply that they’re doing knowingly or willingly
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Share some of the responsibility if possible
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Offer a solution
 Tell them that they’re not alone

Overall theme of the book
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The overall idea of the book is how to interact with people, build relationships and deal with awkward situations.
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Relates to Key 7: Sacrifice. We have to make sacrifices in order to gain wealth. In this case the wealth is forming strong, long lasting relationships.