Skill 8: Attraction

Some people have the ability to attract serendipity to themselves. Unexpectedly, good things erupt around them at an uncommon rate. These are individuals who have mastered attraction, bringing to bear the full set of skills described above to project their purpose out into the world in a way guaranteed to draw the best and most valuable events, people, ideas, and opportunities towards them.

Understanding these eight skills will help us to think differently about many assumptions we take for granted in business. There's often a giant gap between the free spirits that thrive in the absence of structure and the planners who crave it. These eight skills offer a way to bridge this gap.

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