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8.MAKE OTHER PEOPLE COME TO YOU. USE BAIT IF NECESSARY
When your force the other person to act, you are the one in control.

It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandonning his own plans in the process.

LURE HIM OR HER with FABULOUS GAINS.

Then ATTACK.

You hold the cards.

(I love this strategy).

9.WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENT
Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic Victory(victory that cost too much, have you ever heard of Pyrric wars?) the resentment and ill will your stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion.

It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions without saying a word (do not work on a blog unfortunately) Demonstrate DO NOT EXPLICATE.

10. INFECTION: AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKY
You can DIE from someone else's MISERY.

Emotional states are as INFECTIOUS AS DISEASES.

You may feel your are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own DISASTER.

The unfortunate sometimes draw MISFORTUNE on themselves.

They will also draw it on you. ASSOCIATE with THE HAPPY AND FORTUNATE INSTEAD (This my favorite rule)(avoid the obtuse, the blind, the imbecile, and the plain stupid who are always trying to convince you that their way of life is better.

While they are groveling on their feet praying to" je ne sais Quoi" life is passing by. Meanwhile another scientist has created something to help humanity, another philosopher has written a book, at the end of the day May God that universal divine energy have mercy on their soul)
11. LEAN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON YOU
To maintain your independence, you must always be needed and wanted.

The more you are relied on, the more FREEDOM you have. Make people depend on you for their HAPPINESS and PROSPERITY and you have nothing to fear. NEVER TEACH THEM ENOUGH so they can do without you. (Specially at work)
12. USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIM OR TARGET
One sincere and honest move will cover over dozens of DISHONEST ones. Open hearted gestures of honesty and generosity bring down the guard of even the most SUSPICIOUS people.

Onece your selective honesty opens a hole in their ARMOR, you can DECEIVE and MANIPULATE them at will. A timely gift, can be a Trojan horse that will serve the same purpose.

13.WHEN ASKING FOR HELP APPEAL TO PEOPLE'S SELF INTEREST NEVER TO THEIR MERCY AND GRATITUDE.

If you need to turn to an ally for help, do not bother to remind him or her of your PAST ASSISTANCE and good deeds.

He or she will find a way to ignore you. Instead uncover something in your request or in your alliance with him that will benefit him or her and emphasize it out of all proportion.

He or She will respong ENTHUSIASTICALLY when he sees SOMETHING TO BE GAINED FOR himself or herself.

Flo, December 7 2007, 3:47 PM

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