Laws of Power – 44

Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect: The mirror reflects reality, but it is also the perfect tool for deception: When you mirror your enemies, doing exactly as they do, they cannot figure out your strategy. The Mirror Effect mocks and humiliates them, making them overreact. By holding up a mirror to their psyches, you… Read More

Laws of Power – 43

Work on the hearts and minds of others: Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must seduce others into wanting to move in your direction. A person you have seduces becomes your loyal pawn. And the way you seduce others is to operate on their individual psychologies and weaknesses. Soften up… Read More

An arms race by any other name …

As I listen to the debates and gnashing of teeth over health care, I pause to ponder and wander while I wonder, isn’t this conundrum essentially an arms race between insurance companies and health care providers? As consumers, we are the innocent and complacent collateral damage between warring factions. The insurance companies look at the… Read More

Laws of Power – 37

Create compelling spectacles: Striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures create the aura of power – everyone responds to them. Stage spectacles for those around you, then, full of arresting visuals and radiant symbols that heighten your presence. Dazzle by appearances, no one will notice what you are really doing. Even the simple order of operations… Read More