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5 Top Tips for making a positive impact with others

What we can learn from Katniss Evergreen in the Hunger Games about making a positive personal impact

In business, developing your personal impact and personal effectiveness requires you to consider how you come across to others and what you can do to create the kind of impression you want. The key is to change the very impression you make without having to change your whole personality (which you can’t).

The same can be said of Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games. Katniss’s character does actually not fundamentally change. What changes are her circumstances, and most of the novel watches her dealing with the different situations she encounters.

So when it comes to developing your personal impact, remember that it actually goes hand in hand with developing - not changing - yourself. It’s done through looking at strengths and developing what you already have, rather than trying to fix any weaknesses.

Here are 5 Top Tips for making a positive impact with others. These are qualities Katniss has in abundance, in my opinion:-

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