This is episode number three of a three-part series called How to Keep People from Manipulating You.

In the last couple of weeks, I covered the first two stages of a manipulation.

In week one, we talked about the emotional appeal and how when we get angry (or some other highly emotional state,) we stop thinking logically. So, manipulators often start with getting the victim agitated.

Last week, we talked about step two, which was creating a fake villain. When someone is manipulating us, they are the villain. As a result, they have to project their actions onto another entity and create a fake villain.

When we finished last week, we explained how many of these villains are nebulous over generalities or vague descriptions -- not actual people. The mob, the deep state, or systemic racism is the cause of all your problems. But when you dig deeper, you can never uncover who the enemy really is.

What person or people are the leaders of the mob? Who in the beauacracy are the people that are described as the deep state. What system is racist? Is it the mayor? The police chief? The people on the city council?

This week, we are going to talk about the narrative. This is the story that is told to manipulate the victim. And typically, the narrative has some truth so that the listener can verify some of the story, but a lot of deception -- which will be harder to uncover.

We also finish with the seven signs of a con artist. If you see any of these signs, you want to be careful because someone is probably trying to manipulate you.

Show Notes: How to Keep People from Manipulating You (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-manipulate-people-7-signs-of-a-con-artist-you-need-to-know-to-avoid-being-a-victim/)