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The 15 Psychological Triggers That Make People Desperate to Help You Succeed

The Hidden Influence Patterns That Turn Strangers into Champions and Obstacles into Opportunities

29 min readOct 10, 2025

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There are people walking among us who seem to have supernatural powers.

They get job offers for positions that weren’t posted.

They raise funding from investors who “don’t invest in their stage.”

They turn competitors into collaborators and critics into advocates.

They are not more talented, better connected, or luckier than everyone else.

They have just mastered the psychological triggers that make humans genuinely want to help them succeed.

Watch any highly successful person closely and you will notice something strange:

Opportunities seem to flow toward them effortlessly.

People go out of their way to introduce them to the right connections.

Mentors emerge from unexpected places.

Resources appear when needed.

This isn’t coincidence or luck. It’s psychology.

These individuals have learned (often unconsciously) to activate specific psychological…

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Fahri Karakas
Fahri Karakas

Written by Fahri Karakas

Associate Professor in Business & Leadership at University of East Anglia. Passionate about doodling, imagination, and creativity. Author of Self-Making Studio.

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