J. Michael Dennis ll.l., ll.m. Live

Tag: Re-inventing yourself

  • Stir up waters

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    In adversity, always maintain your composure and dignity Anger and emotion are strategically counterproductive. You must always stay calm and objective. But if you can make your enemies and rivals angry while staying calm yourself, you gain a decided advantage. Put your rivals and enemies off-balance: Find their chink in their vanity through which you…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…