Desperation Energy: Why Looking for Opportunities Repels Them

Walking into a room looking for an opportunity is the fastest way to make sure you never get one. Most entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and networkers treat business events like an audition. They carry stacks of flyers, rehearse 30-second elevator pitches, and aggressively pitch their services to anyone standing nearby. But when you enter a room focused on what you can get, you project a subtle, desperate energy that acts as a total opportunity repellent. People feel the transactional pres...