The Cult of Copy

  • Home
  • About
  • Show
  • Group
  • Vault
  • Mentoring
  • Hire a Writer
Bias and Prejudice are the Persuader’s Friend

Bias and Prejudice are the Persuader’s Friend

January 25, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.” – Charles Curtis, Born Jan. 25, 1860. BIAS! PREJUDICE! Those are bad words, right? In general, in one’s personal interactions with other people you don’t necessarily want to APPLY bias and prejudices if you aim to be a fair and…
Read More →

influence, Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

Let’s Be Honest.  You and I Are Both Liars.

Let’s Be Honest. You and I Are Both Liars.

January 19, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story… They are terrible people.” – Nina Bawden, Born Jan. 19, 1925. You ain’t no journalist. You ain’t no oracle. We are making shit up to manipulate people’s emotions, and thereby their behavior. That…
Read More →

influence, Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

This Blog Post is +2 Against Ridicule and Embarassment

This Blog Post is +2 Against Ridicule and Embarassment

January 15, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.” – Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, aka Moliere, Born Jan. 15, 1622. To make people into allies, make them an accomplice. If you can get them to indulge in complaint and insult (even in private) against their enemies, you create a kinship. Paint those enemies as…
Read More →

influence, Positioning, Psychology, Quote

Stagnation is the Mind Killer, the Little Death

Stagnation is the Mind Killer, the Little Death

January 13, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Agitate! Agitate! Ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation – the one is life, the other death.” – Ernestine Rose, Born Jan. 13, 1810. One of the best tricks I know for starting a “push” conversation in the mind of a stranger is to acknowledge their frustrations, and…
Read More →

Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

Sometimes a Villain is What the People Need

Sometimes a Villain is What the People Need

January 9, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren’t working. It’s much harder to find a good villain.” – Lee Van Cleef, Born Jan. 9, 1925. The secret of creating a powerful persona in your marketplace is to help your prospects find good villains to add a little adversarial psychological opposition to their lives….
Read More →

influence, Positioning, Psychology, Quote, Success

The Wise Man of the Wasteland Reveals His One Weird Trick

The Wise Man of the Wasteland Reveals His One Weird Trick

January 7, 2021 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.” – Zora Neale Hurston, Born Jan. 7, 1891. If you want to be the guru/expert/wizard in your chosen fields of expertise, you must become an interpreter of nature, as it occurs in that field. You are the wise man. The oracle. A wizard of…
Read More →

influence, Persuasion, Positioning, Psychology, Quote

People Are Seventeen Forever on the Inside

People Are Seventeen Forever on the Inside

January 4, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“I’m 48 years old, not a kid anymore by any definition, but here is a universal truth that every adult at some point will realize: We are all always 17 years old, waiting for our lives to begin.” – Harlan Coben, Born Jan. 4, 1962. You can write pretty persuasively for people of any age…
Read More →

Mindset, Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

The Second Principle of Magic (And How To Use It to Guide the Decisions of Others…)

The Second Principle of Magic (And How To Use It to Guide the Decisions of Others…)

January 1, 2021 Colin Theriot 10 Comments

“The second principle of magic: things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed.” – James G. Frazer, Born Jan. 1, 1854. It goes this way with the sharing of ideas, too. Contact with the mental machinery of…
Read More →

influence, Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

The Secret to Tricking People Into Believing Lies?  Lie, Obviously.

The Secret to Tricking People Into Believing Lies? Lie, Obviously.

December 27, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“When it comes to snowing people, one effective technique is to get a whole bunch of verifiable facts right and then add one or two that are untrue.” – Daniel Levitin, Born Dec. 27, 1957. This is essentially what all sales pitches are. A mix of fact and lies. If it bothers you to call…
Read More →

influence, Persuasion, Psychology, Quote

A Secret to Portraying Mastery is the Confidence to Wing It.

A Secret to Portraying Mastery is the Confidence to Wing It.

December 25, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don’t do that on stage.” – Cabell “Cab” Calloway III, Born Dec. 25, 1907. Being able to PERFORM for your audience…
Read More →

Mindset, Positioning, Psychology, Quote

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 14
  • Next Page »

Subscribe Below or Don’t!

This is the place to subscribe to the Cult of Copy email list. I send out daily emails about copy and persuasion and influence and business. If you don’t like them, it’s easy to unsubscribe. But they’re good! You’ll like them. I promise!
I Respect Your Privacy

© Copyright 2014-2021. The Cult of Copy. All Rights Reserved.

  • Terms Of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact