Posts tagged "boundaries"

Seven Behaviors That Make People Secretly Fear You Without Saying a Word

You think people underestimate you because you lack talent. Wrong. They underestimate you because you were trained to behave in ways that make you easy to control. Machiavelli warned us of something people ignore today. …

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Never Be Nice — Machiavelli's Law of Social Power

You've been trained to be nice your entire life. Nobody told you the price. Being nice has a cost most men only discover when it's too late. You avoid conflict. You explain yourself too much. …

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NEVER Save People From Their Mistakes — Machiavelli's Law of Consequences

You keep saving people who keep choosing the same mistake. Every time you do, you quietly tell them you are beneath their consequences. You downgrade your position and absorb damage meant for them. Trying to …

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