Watch For These 8 Subtle Clues To See If Someone Is Genuine

Pay attention to these details to discover a person’s true character

Mike Goldberg
3 min readAug 6, 2022
Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash

If experience has taught me anything at all, it’s to quickly evaluate people. How do I know a person is the real deal and isn’t simply a hustler?

Well, the truth is, there’s no 100% foolproof method. But I’ve found genuine people exhibit a number of traits that hustler and sleazy salespeople have trouble imitating.

Watch for some of these clues to see if someone is likely a genuine person.

1. They operate from experience

How a person reacts to a situation reveals their level of experience.

Someone who dealt with a crisis once might react disproportionately and dwell on it for far too long. A person who has been around the block will take the same event in stride. Do they react with emotion, or do they use a process they’ve developed from experience?

Watch how they navigate these situations.

2. They use data to make informed decisions

Genuine people aren’t hung up on instinct or belief.

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Mike Goldberg

3x Top Writer | Traveler | Real estate investor | Storyteller | Occasional columnist | I talk about personal growth and seizing opportunities.