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This chapter examines the heliotropic effect, highlighting how certain traits can attract people and improve relationships. It offers practical strategies for embodying warmth and positivity in communication, fostering kindness and happiness in both oneself and others.

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A sunflower doesn’t hold strategy meetings to decide which way to grow. It simply tilts toward the light.

This conversation with Dr. Harry Cohen invites us to do the same. The heliotropic effect—our quiet, evolutionary pull toward positive energy—may be the simplest, most overlooked lever of leadership and community.

We explore what happens when you become the light source instead of chasing it. Why a six-second smile hacks brain chemistry, how a clean apology resets trust faster than any marketing funnel, and what my own networking face-plant taught me about social tax.

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