Chapter 2
THE POWER IS IN
YOUR HANDS
How the Palms and Handshakes
are used to controlIn ancient times, open palms were used to show
that no weapons were being concealedIt was Adam's first day on the job with his new PR company
and he wanted to make a good impression on everyone. As he
was introduced to colleague after colleague, he shook their
hands enthusiastically and gave everyone a broad smile.
Adam stood 6 foot 3 inches (1.9m) tall and was good looking,
well dressed and certainly looked like a successful PR man.
He always gave a firm handshake, just the way his father had
taught him when he was young. So firm in fact, that it drew
blood on the ring fingers of two female colleagues and left
several others feeling injured. Other men competed with
Adam's handshake — that's what men do. The women,