Can you be successful in business if you're a terrible liar?

>>1593706

Just be genuine

you can be genuinely misleading :)

I'm bad at lying on my feet too. But when I construct the whole narrative beforehand, I'm a very convincing liar.

I don't lie per se. I just use facts from the wrong universe, so to speak.

Maybe something like that works for you :)

>>1593714
What if I'm not handsome and charismatic?

>>1593719

charisma's a skill you can train

beauty's a matter of self cultivation

>>1593719

Confidence is more important than how you look.

>>1593752
Hour can I be confident if I can't lie to myself because I'm a terrible liar? It's a vicious cycle.

>>1593757
>It's a vicious cycle.

No, you're just IQ<100.

>>1593714
>NMS

>>1593706
You'd be better off not lying at all.

>>1593706
Shut the fuck up!

Wait, no I'm not trolling, it's genuine advice. If you suck at telling lies, just be the guy who keeps quiet: if you have Machiavellian ambitions it's great. You must forget the 1980's stereotype of the hyper masculine, loud corporate raider, the problem is that everyone can see and hear them coming a mile away. Better to be quiet, and a friend to all. Never give away anything.

People start to assume you're weak, you're not a threat... which makes you the most powerful, dangerous, strategically placed person in the room.

>>1594501
>tfw anime is real

>>1594529
Actually I was thinking more of Vladimir Putin's rise to power or that episode of Yes,Minister where Hacker becomes Prime Minister of the UK.

I have no idea what the fuck you mean about anime - is that a common trope in 'em?

>>1594533
>silent guy is supa powerful

pretty common desu

>>1594541
Oh okay, well then it's clear now that's not what I meant.

I meant it more in the sense of inconspicuousness affords you an advantage in the struggle for power, while the illusion of ineptitude compliments it.

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>inconspicuousness affords you an advantage in the struggle for power, while the illusion of ineptitude compliments it

you are all scumbags who deserve to die