Today in my acting class we were doing exercises relating objects and the concept of status. How an object could become or be perceived as more or less important, given its position in space, its height or position of the other objects in relation to it.
That concept has been dancing in my head for a while given its immediate use in the day to day life, and eventually I’ve decided to put these set of rules on how to become the relevant subject in an office environment which is where I spend most of my day these days.
So you know – “The alpha is the individual in the community whom the others follow” – if you want to be him just practice these rules:
- Have a witty comment prepared for each of your office colleagues just in case you bump into one of them in the elevator. For those whom you not say even hello when you come across them on the street too.
- If there is a lively discussion within the office and everyone gives their opinion, do not participate. That will break the momentum and you will be perceived as a superior being who is above the rest.
- When everyone is working and there is a quite environment in the office, drop an energetic comment loud enough to be heard by everyone. Something like: “Bruce, you are a star!!”.
- Similarly, when talking on the phone show yourself confident, talk to your speaker as if you were close friends. Do it slightly loud as well so everyone can notice.
- If senior subjects within the organisation empathize you, inmediately the rest of the collegues admire you. Stroll by the office as such.
- Tell your anecdotes with passion, as if they were the best thing that has ever happened in your life. Even if it’s the boring baptism of your nephew. Sure somehow you can ridicule a relative.
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If you follow all these rules you will be the object that stands out from the rest. Good luck with your motivations…
