Okay all,
As I stated, I bring to you something powerful in itself, The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene.
If you are one whom seek power in your life, I urge you to go out and buy the book (
preferably, the audio book) and enjoy.
For 48 days straight, I will introduce you to a new Law. And I will include information to support it. I will first start out by giving you the prefix to it all.
PREFIX
The feeling of having no power over people and events is genuinely unbearable to us. When we feel helpless, we feel miserable. No one wants less power, everyone wants more. In the world today however, it is dangerous to seem too power hungry...to be overt with your power moves. We have to seem fair and decent. So, we need to be subtle; congenial...yet, cunning, democratic...yet, devious.
First off, in the game of power, everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair. but, if we play by those rules too strictly, and take them too literally, we are crushed by those around us who are not so foolish.
Outwardly, you must seem to respect the niceness but yet inwardly (unless you are a fool), you learn quickly to become prudent and to do as Napoleoen advised; Place your iron hand inside a velvet glove when your the one doing the back-stabbing.
You can master the art of indirection..learning to seduce, charm, deceive, and subtley out manuever your opponents. You will attain the heights of POWER.
You will be able to make peolpe bend to your will without them realizing what you have done. And if they do not realize what you have done, they will neither resent nor resist you.
To some people, the notion of conciously playing power games no matter how indirect, seems evil, irrelavent, a relic of the past. As matter of fact, they even believe that they can opt out of the game by behaving in ways that have nothing to do with power. You must beware of such people. They are often among the most adepth players at power. They utilize stategies that cleverly disguise the nature of the manipulation involved. These types for example, will often display their weakness and their lack of power as a kind of moral virtue.
But true Powerlessness, without any motive of self interest, would not publicly display it's weakness to gain sympathy or respect. Making a show of ones weakness is actually a very effective strategy. Subtle and deceptive in the game of power.
Another strategy in the game of the supposed non-players, is to demand a quality in every area of life. "Every one must be treated alike whatever their status and strength". But if, to avoid the taint of power, you attempt to treat everyone equally and fairly, you will confront the problem that "some people do certain things better than others".
Treating everyone equally means ignoring their differences, elevating the less skillfull, and supressing those who excel. Again, many of those who behave this way, are actually deploying another power strategy.."redistributing other peoples rewards in a way that they determine". Yet, another way of avoiding the game would be perfect honesty and straightforwardness. Since one of the main techniques of those who seek power is deceit, and secracy. But being perfectly honest, will inevitably hurt and insult a great many people. some of whom will choose to injure you in return. no one will see your honest statement as completely obejective, and free of some personal motivation and they will be right. In truth, use of honesty is indeed, a power strategy intended to convince people of ones noble, good-hearted selfless character. Its is a form of persuasion even a subltle form of coercsion.
Finally, those who claim to be non-players may affect an air of naiveness to protect them from the accusation that they are after power. Beware again however, the appearance of naiveness is an effective means of deceit. and even ginuine naiveness, is not free of the snare of power.
Those who make a show or display of innocense are the least innocent of all. You could recognize these supposed non-players by the way they flaunt their moral qualities. But since all of us have a want for power, and most of our actions are geared towards gaining it, the non-players are merely throwing dust in our eyes distracting us from their power plays with their air of moral superiority.
If you observe them closely, you will see in fact, that they are often the ones most skillfull at indirect manipulation. Even if some of them pratice it unconciously.
and they greatly resent any notice of the tactics they use everyday.
Instead of frowning at the notion of power, it is far better to excel at it.
infact, the better you are at it, the better friend, lover, husband, wife and person you'll become.
By following the root of power, you learn to make others feel better about themselves becoming a source of pleasure to them. They will grow dependant on your abilities and the desires of your presence.
For the next 48 days, I will bring you the Laws of power...to be successful at it, will require your open mindness and effort. Once you master the skills, you will attain power in every aspect of your life.
It is important however, while practicing power, you gain control of your emotion.
Having control over your emotions play a big role in having power.
Stay tuned and in short have fun!
