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Chapter 5: Dealing with the Manipulators In Your

Life

We have all been guilty of resorting to manipulation at one time or another

get something we wanted. It is almost impossible to never speak without
some kind of agenda every now and then. Whenever we need a favor from a

friend, we might resort of slight manipulation or persuasion to try and get

them to go along with what we need them to do. When we need a colleague

at work to go along with our agenda, we might have to resort to

manipulation or coercion to get them to comply. Leaders, managers, and
supervisors rely on some form of manipulation techniques to either inspire

(persuasion) or play on your emotions and fears to get you to listen and go

along with their instructions. Manipulation, despite the negative association

with this term, is all around us. You’re either being manipulated, or you’re

the one doing the manipulating.

Manipulators, as we know by now, will always want to be in control, to

place themselves above you and everyone else around them to feel superior.

To be the one who is pulling all the strings and getting everyone else to

dance to the beat of their drum. To achieve this, they will do anything and

everything they can to try and rattle your confidence, making you second

guess yourself. You might have even done something like this before, even
if you don’t necessarily see yourself as a manipulator. Have you ever told a

new colleague at work who was laughing and joking around as they tried to

get to know everyone to take a step back and tone it down? Perhaps you felt

a little jealous that everyone was starting to warm up to the new colleague