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  • Think as you like but behave like others

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    Blend in and nurture the common touch If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox ways, people will think that you only want attention and that you look down upon them. They will find a way to punish you for making them feel inferior. It is far…

  • Are you spending your time wisely?

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    Run your own race   In a world where everybody’s lives are a perpetual display of accolades, achievements, and accomplishments, it’s easy to continually compare yourself to other people. Nobody ever won a race by looking sideways Stopped reading people’s income reports, blog posts about tactics and start to do your work. Start to run…

  • The simpler the spectacle the better

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    Create compelling spectacles When re-creating yourself, re-inventing yourself, create compelling spectacles, striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures to create this aura of power to which everyone will respond. Stage spectacles, full of arresting visuals and radiant symbols that will heighten your presence for those around you. Dazzled by appearances, no one will notice what you…

  • Disdain things you cannot have

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    Contempt is the prerogative of the powerful By acknowledging a petty problem, you give it existence and credibility. The more attention you pay a rival, an opponent, an enemy, the stronger you make him; and a small mistake is often made worse and more visible when you try to fix it. It is sometimes best…

  • Master the art of timing

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    Never be too precipitate where there is a possibility of danger When re-creating yourself, re-inventing yourself, master the art of timing, never seem to be in a hurry. Hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself, and over time. Always seem patient, as if you know that everything will come to you eventually. Become a…

  • Act like a king

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    Act like a king to be treated like one, be royal in your own fashion The way you carry yourself often determine how you are treated: In the long run, appearing vulgar or common will make people disrespect you. By acting regally and confident of your powers, you make yourself seem destined to wear a…

  • Conceal your intentions

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     Master the art of concealing your intentions and you will always have the upper hand While re-creating yourself, reinventing yourself, if at any point in the deception you practice people have the slightest suspicion as to your intentions, all is lost. Do not give anyone the chance to sense what you are really up to.…

  • Discover each man weakness

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    Everyone has a weakness, a gap in the castle wall While re-creating and re-inventing yourself, you will always, inevitably, encounter resistance and opposition. Do not let such resistance and opposition discourage you. Everyone has a weakness, a gap in the castle wall. That weakness is usually an insecurity, an uncontrollable emotion or need; it can…

  • Court attention at all cost

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    In today’s world, everything is judge by its appearance. While creating your new public image, and establishing your reputation, what you want to do is to court attention at all cost. In today’s world, everything is judge by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. You have to draw attention to yourself by creating…

  • Guard your reputation with your Life

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    A good reputation is critical, maintain and guard your reputation with your life Now, that you have decided to kill the excuses and to give yourself or your business a powerful new image, remember this: Reputation, especially one of honesty, is the cornerstone of power. So much depends on reputation that you have to maintain…