Former CIA Spy Reveals How They’re Controlling You! - Andrew Bustamante

Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer and US Air Force combat veteran. He is the founder of Everyday Spy, an online education platform that provides people with useful spy skills for everyday life. He is also the host of the ‘Everyday Spy Podcast’.

00:00 Intro 01:56 What is Andrew doing now? 04:35 What is every day spy? 07:16 Your perspective on the world before the CI 10:02 Why the CIA chose Andrew? 12:37 Is there anything we can do once we know there's a system 18:52 The importance of awareness in our society 20:07 Living in a state of your own barriers 24:20 'Cheating' in the context of cheating 26:24 How to break free of the system 28:37 Knowledge, information & experience 30:07 Real life examples of how you've helped people 31:17 How to train people to have perception and perspective 38:25 Getting into someone else's perspective 41:16 Asking open-ended questions to get into someone's reality 46:54 We should gamble on our lives when the odds are in our favor 50:32 Who can't be taught these CIA skills 52:23 Reaching an equal point with China 54:06 What history tells us about changing superpowers 57:20 Is the war in Ukraine & Russia a symptom of a change in power? 01:00:46 Current State of US politics, there's only one person that can beat Trump 01:07:07 Was Trump's shooting a staged assassination? 01:16:16 If that bullet had hit Donald Trump, how would things be different 01:19:31 How to bend the world for success 01:23:05 CIA skills for overcoming trauma 01:27:31 How do we know if we're wired for success? 01:33:35 What is your favorite case study? 01:36:56 How do we influence people? 01:40:05 The influence framework 01:44:05 Know, like, trust framework 01:47:15 The power of polarity, what marketing strategy builds more influence 01:54:21 How to persuade someone 02:01:50 How to get any job 02:13:57 The R.I.C.E framework 02:26:47 The 4 Cs of influence 02:31:44 What a great leader does 02:34:13 The core components of a great leader 02:36:43 Seeing every interaction as a transaction 02:41:48 Your book

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