The Art of Persuasion cannot be limited to one discipline. This means that it is more than language patterns and NLP techniques. The Art of Persuasion consist of many elements that must be combined into one fighting force in order for it to achieve maximum potential. This is one of the most crucial things you must understand about The Art of Persuasion because there are far too many people teaching only one discipline. In most cases, you are merely being taught how to use hypnotic language patterns to get the things you want, but the problem with this approach to The Art of Persuasion is that language patterns are only a piece to this extremely intricate puzzle.

It is impossible that hypnotic language patterns are the most important things to learn in order for you to master The Art of Persuasion. There are many reasons why this is true. For one, hypnotic language patterns are a recent development in the self-help industry. This means that for thousands of years people became wealthy and successful without the knowledge of these Ericksonian language patterns. We know this because Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP were not even invented yet. Another reason why hypnotic language is not as important as many “persuasion gurus” would lead you to believe is because these hypnotic language patterns have their origins in a therapeutic context. This means that these language patterns were successful in clinical scenarios where people were trying to quit smoking or lose weight.

These hypnotic language patterns become weak and difficult to use once a persuasion artist attempts to use them outside of their clinical settings that they originated from. The tools that were designed for therapy are no where near as successful as the tools that have been designed for the power of persuasion. Therapy and The Art of Persuasion are two entirely different things.

In fact, when the male seduction community first began, men attempted to use hypnotic language patterns to seduce women. Needless to say, their attempts failed so that they developed entirely different systems to seduce the opposite sex. A lesson we can all learn from this is that hypnotic language patterns do not work outside of clinical settings, and even if they did work once in awhile, they certainly don’t work on a consistent basis.

Now, in order to understand the components that The Art of Persuasion consist of, it was important to first understand what The Art of Persuasion does not consist of. The Art of Persuasion is far deeper than how we use language. It should go without saying that words do have their value to an extent, but everyone has heard that talk is cheap. Language is like luck, it will only take you so far. So then, if language is only a piece to the puzzle of how we can persuade people to get the things that we want, we must move on from these elementary principles and begin to talk about what The Art of Persuasion really is.

The Art of Persuasion is more than anything based upon social strategy and behavior patterns. Social strategy has time and time again produced successful and influential people ever since time began. In fact, social strategy and social behavior patterns have proven to be so powerful that people have risen to power and greatness even though the odds were stacked against them in every way. They didn’t come from rich families. They didn’t have the resources or connections that are often necessary to obtain wealth and power. Yet, they defeated the odds, made history, and became some of the most wealthiest and successful people in history–and they did it all without using a single language pattern.

Social strategy involves knowing the diverse social structures that exist in various social environments. Then, comprehending the social environment, you take precise actions that will dominate its social structures through the power of your social interactions. You may first need to start at the bottom of these social structures, so you must need to climb to the top of the social structure that you are attempting to dominate one step at a time. Then, after you have obtained power in one social environment, you can exchange this power for power in another social environment.

Each social environment is different, but the principles used to dominate social interactions are the same. And as you begin to dominate your surroundings, you will integrate various behavior patterns and alliances into your overall social strategy that you have preselected.

This means that if you let incompetent people into life, you will suffer as a result of your decision to expose yourself to their incompetence. In the ancient Taoist literature, this concept of subliminal persuasion is referred to as “Infection”.

This concept of “infection”, as far as unwanted subliminal persuasion is concerned, involves other people infecting you with their neediness or their faulty belief systems. Everyone is aware of the fact that a person is known by the company whom they keep. If you walk with wise people, then you will also be wise. But, if you are being infected with the problems and difficulties of others, then you are unlikely to achieve your maximum potential.

So, the topic of “selection” must also be addressed here. You must carefully select those whom you let into your life and who you decide to socialize with. This is crucial if you want to maximize your personal power because you cannot fully be yourself if you are entangled with the wrong people.

Bad relationships, whether they be romantic or not, can destroy your dreams, undermine your self-confidence, and paralyze your ambitions. So, personal power first involves ridding yourself from the attachment of incompetent men and women. Then, after you have cleared yourself from their numerous infections, you can begin to build up yourself.

As you continue to build your personal power, opportunities will begin to open up for you that would never have been possible had you not taken the effort to rid yourself from infectious people. However, there will be one problem that you will often encounter as you cleanse yourself from the infections of others: The Void.

You must understand that when you get rid of the infectious people in your life, that there may be a period of time when you are all alone. This lonely state is referred to as The Void. It’s like breaking up with a person who was doing more harm in your life than they were good, and after you break up with them, there will be a period of time that needs to take place before you meet someone who is a better fit for you. You must not allow The Void to prevent you from getting rid of these infectious individuals, and you must not allow The Void to cause you to go back to these people either.

The key principle to keep in mind about the void is that you won’t be in The Void forever. But this void, this painful state of loneliness and uncertainty, is necessary for you to find profitable alliances and the certainty that is key for the power of persuasion to take place. Another point that needs to be made is that many people who study the power of persuasion are always interested in what they can gain and add to themselves, but they seldom consider how important it is for them to accept loss and to take away things from their lives that are doing more harm than good.

Mind control hypnosis is a covert form of persuasion that begins with self, and in order for you to be able to master self, you must suffer the loss of those who interfere with the personal power lying beneath your identity. So, subliminal persuasion can work against you in a multitude of destructive ways if you are not careful–and one of the most common ways subliminal persuasion will work against you is through the vehicle of “infection”.