Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win once you slip, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Law 5: So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard it with your Life The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelope them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. Law 2: Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemiesīe wary of friends-they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity. But power exists, so it can only help to understand it better, even if you choose not to wield it.Īlways make those above you feel comfortably superior. Warning: some think this book is pure evil. Go to the Amazon page for details and reviews.
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