Confidence That Clears Rooms

Self-help coaches are promoting a new kind of �confidence� so overwhelming it empties rooms. Eyewitnesses reported one speaker strutting into a party, shouting affirmations until everyone fled. �I�m magnetic!� he bellowed at a fleeing bartender. �Yes,� she replied, �like a fridge repelling magnets.� Anonymous staffers confessed the program was created after traditional self-esteem seminars failed to sell. A fake poll revealed 41% admire the boldness, 39% are horrified, and 20% bought tickets anyway. Economists predict confidence industries will thrive, even as friendships collapse. For now, this brand of swagger is proof that charisma can indeed be weaponized. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com