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The Social Strategist: How to Master Your Social Life, Raise Your Status, and Win More Negotiations
Want to connect with those who can help you get ahead? Discover how to make yourself known and leverage your way into opportunity.
Are you tired of always fighting for attention? Plagued by unfair treatment in the workplace? Lacking anybody cool to confide in? Sociologist and entrepreneur Lucio Buffalmano’s resource-filled website has led thousands of students down a path of flourishing power and riches. Bestselling author Ali Scarlett has helped countless readers position themselves to mingle with the international elite. And now they’ve come together to share their advanced science-backed methodology for achieving highly gratifying personal empowerment.
The Social Strategist: How to Master Your Social Life, Raise Your Status, and Win More Negotiations is an eye-opening analysis into how high-achievers attain excellence. And by unpacking the highs and lows of personal and professional relationships and interactions, Buffalmano and Scarlett’s powerful insights will help you pave the road to consistently stellar results. With real-world-tested training, you’ll soon be taking control of power plays, making others take notice, and becoming an influential social charmer.
In The Social Strategist, you’ll discover:
- The importance of building a strong social circle for enhanced support and to open new doors
- How to influence others so your rate of success increases with each negotiation
- Why raising your social standing is imperative to stepping up the ladder of achievement
- Ways to achieve the best possible outcomes of successful communication and negotiations through science-backed training
- A list of real-life, everyday power moves, practical and actionable scripts, and much, much more!
The Social Strategist: How to Master Your Social Life, Raise Your Status, and Win More Negotiations is your handbook for cementing a public perception that gains allies, attracts top mentors, and creates new openings. If you like research-reliant advice, purpose-built approaches, and in-depth revelations, then you’ll love Lucio Buffalmano and Ali Scarlett’s invaluable manual.
Buy The Social Strategist to expose hidden opportunities today!
Are you tired of always fighting for attention? Plagued by unfair treatment in the workplace? Lacking anybody cool to confide in? Sociologist and entrepreneur Lucio Buffalmano’s resource-filled website has led thousands of students down a path of flourishing power and riches. Bestselling author Ali Scarlett has helped countless readers position themselves to mingle with the international elite. And now they’ve come together to share their advanced science-backed methodology for achieving highly gratifying personal empowerment.
The Social Strategist: How to Master Your Social Life, Raise Your Status, and Win More Negotiations is an eye-opening analysis into how high-achievers attain excellence. And by unpacking the highs and lows of personal and professional relationships and interactions, Buffalmano and Scarlett’s powerful insights will help you pave the road to consistently stellar results. With real-world-tested training, you’ll soon be taking control of power plays, making others take notice, and becoming an influential social charmer.
In The Social Strategist, you’ll discover:
- The importance of building a strong social circle for enhanced support and to open new doors
- How to influence others so your rate of success increases with each negotiation
- Why raising your social standing is imperative to stepping up the ladder of achievement
- Ways to achieve the best possible outcomes of successful communication and negotiations through science-backed training
- A list of real-life, everyday power moves, practical and actionable scripts, and much, much more!
The Social Strategist: How to Master Your Social Life, Raise Your Status, and Win More Negotiations is your handbook for cementing a public perception that gains allies, attracts top mentors, and creates new openings. If you like research-reliant advice, purpose-built approaches, and in-depth revelations, then you’ll love Lucio Buffalmano and Ali Scarlett’s invaluable manual.
Buy The Social Strategist to expose hidden opportunities today!
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First published September 16, 2022
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June 28, 2024
Note from the Reader: This book is not targeted for me as an audience member: a leftist woman who prioritizes compassion and friendliness in my social interactions (despite the authors claiming to have written this book for everyone in mind).
This book is a very easy read and highly comprehensible. However, there was an overuse of reiterating their key talking points. I, personally, didn't require a recap before and after every chapter (at the least), nor a reminder of already established definitions (despite this, I understand that the authors were just trying to make the book accessible and comprehensive for a wide range or readers). In addition, they often would say the same thing in their footnotes "Note from the author" or "You can get a ____ at The Power Moves website: ___". I felt, especially, that the plug was a poor use of the footnotes.
According to the book, I am definitely considered "high warmth" based on my goals and priorities in my social settings, but whether or not I'm "low power" or "high power" seems redundant to me. I don't aim to be perceived as better than someone or less important than someone, which I felt was a leading talking point in this cluster of essays.
The reason I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 stars is due to this book having a few decent points in the beginning, however I do feel that it's outlook in the later chapters were not at all what I was looking for in "The Social Strategist". Majority of the later points reminded me of someone I know who I perceive to be very career driven and successful in his field, but is constantly overthinking social situations, reading into comments made by friends which leads him to overstep boundaries, and be considerably rude to the people who are supposed to be the closest to him. His social behaviours are far from what I would classify as a "social strategist", but rather proof of someone who is so determined to be seen as someone who is "high-value" that they compromise being a "good person" (I am aware that the term "good" is subjective, but I'm using it in a cliché sense).
This book has a lot of good reviews on this platform which is why I picked it up, but it was obviously not the book for me. Besides my constant disagreement with many of their more "in-depth" points, I also despised how many times I read shameless plugs to their website and "university". "You'll find plenty more scripts and techniques for power negotiating if you decide to check out Power University (and, yes, that's us avoiding delivering all our value here.-)" (page 136, Chapter 7). I also noticed one or two editorial errors, which felt very bizarre to me.
Overall, I do not recommend this book and feel you can most likely read all you need on their free sections of their website.
This book is a very easy read and highly comprehensible. However, there was an overuse of reiterating their key talking points. I, personally, didn't require a recap before and after every chapter (at the least), nor a reminder of already established definitions (despite this, I understand that the authors were just trying to make the book accessible and comprehensive for a wide range or readers). In addition, they often would say the same thing in their footnotes "Note from the author" or "You can get a ____ at The Power Moves website: ___". I felt, especially, that the plug was a poor use of the footnotes.
According to the book, I am definitely considered "high warmth" based on my goals and priorities in my social settings, but whether or not I'm "low power" or "high power" seems redundant to me. I don't aim to be perceived as better than someone or less important than someone, which I felt was a leading talking point in this cluster of essays.
The reason I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 stars is due to this book having a few decent points in the beginning, however I do feel that it's outlook in the later chapters were not at all what I was looking for in "The Social Strategist". Majority of the later points reminded me of someone I know who I perceive to be very career driven and successful in his field, but is constantly overthinking social situations, reading into comments made by friends which leads him to overstep boundaries, and be considerably rude to the people who are supposed to be the closest to him. His social behaviours are far from what I would classify as a "social strategist", but rather proof of someone who is so determined to be seen as someone who is "high-value" that they compromise being a "good person" (I am aware that the term "good" is subjective, but I'm using it in a cliché sense).
This book has a lot of good reviews on this platform which is why I picked it up, but it was obviously not the book for me. Besides my constant disagreement with many of their more "in-depth" points, I also despised how many times I read shameless plugs to their website and "university". "You'll find plenty more scripts and techniques for power negotiating if you decide to check out Power University (and, yes, that's us avoiding delivering all our value here.-)" (page 136, Chapter 7). I also noticed one or two editorial errors, which felt very bizarre to me.
Overall, I do not recommend this book and feel you can most likely read all you need on their free sections of their website.
October 16, 2022
Solid analysis with only slight machiavellianism
The general theme of this book is to provide a logical framework for analyzing social interactions/trades and positioning onbeself as a value giver that also gets something back in return.
While the website and framing has a more or less subtle machiavellian tone, this was virtually absent from the book. The described behaviour is socially beneficial, it just enforces healthy boundaries - this makes it surprisingly similiar to good self-help books.
What I found particularly notable is the very logical framework that every interaction is a trade between the participants and seemingly innocous behaviour can be value taking - the authors background as a sociologist is obvious.
Overall, I would recommend this book - the caveats I would give are also stated by the authors themselves.
The general theme of this book is to provide a logical framework for analyzing social interactions/trades and positioning onbeself as a value giver that also gets something back in return.
While the website and framing has a more or less subtle machiavellian tone, this was virtually absent from the book. The described behaviour is socially beneficial, it just enforces healthy boundaries - this makes it surprisingly similiar to good self-help books.
What I found particularly notable is the very logical framework that every interaction is a trade between the participants and seemingly innocous behaviour can be value taking - the authors background as a sociologist is obvious.
Overall, I would recommend this book - the caveats I would give are also stated by the authors themselves.
April 2, 2023
I recently stumbled upon thepowermoves.com and was quickly struck by the superior quality of Lucio Buffalmano’s work on anything related to interpersonal relationships as well as general self-development.
The depth, quality and sheer life utility of the information is simply the best that’s currently available and it made a real difference in my life.
Power University was a bigger financial commitment so I went for the book first and it didn’t disappoint: The Social Strategist is one of the best books I’ve ever read (just not the best for my finances maybe as I now know that I’ll definitely will have to get Power University soon lol).
Anyway, this is a highly recommended read to just about anyone who wants to improve themselves and do better in life (especially with people).
The depth, quality and sheer life utility of the information is simply the best that’s currently available and it made a real difference in my life.
Power University was a bigger financial commitment so I went for the book first and it didn’t disappoint: The Social Strategist is one of the best books I’ve ever read (just not the best for my finances maybe as I now know that I’ll definitely will have to get Power University soon lol).
Anyway, this is a highly recommended read to just about anyone who wants to improve themselves and do better in life (especially with people).
February 10, 2024
Book about more advanced social skills from assertiveness to providing value in relationships, to reframing conversations, power moves, etc. this allows you to see conversations in a different way, when someone is insulting you or trying to intimate you, etc. Lucio and Ali do a great job explaining social interaction. This is a short book, only around 150 pages. Definitely an amazing read if you're trying to get into the business world, or want to learn more about social interactions and power moves people use.
September 20, 2023
This is obviously quite American-based as usual. The US truly seems to be a different animal in the wild. Nevertheless, I found the book accessible and interesting to read. There are definitely great advice and strategies on how to improve oneself and I will check out their websites.
December 18, 2025
Love this book
I am now aware of all the power moves and tricks from people ever since reading this book. This book has taught me on how to become more high value and assertive. Highly recommended
I am now aware of all the power moves and tricks from people ever since reading this book. This book has taught me on how to become more high value and assertive. Highly recommended
October 9, 2024
Short and readable, but repetitive. There are some good few points.
50 laws of power from Temu.
50 laws of power from Temu.
February 24, 2025
Good actionable book!
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