powerAkanksha BAjAJMohit AgarwalNAMAN GUPTASHIFALI MAKKAR

Know who you’re dealing with –

do not offend the wrong person

Never assume everyone will react the same way.Choose your victims carefully.Never offend the wrong person.

Do not commit to anyone

Fools rush to pick a side.Do not commit to a cause but yourselfMaintain independenceMake people chase you and play people against one another

Play a sucker to catch a Sucker

- seem dumber than your mark

Don’t be stupid, but make your mark appear smarter than youMaking them appear smarter hides your motives

Use the surrender tactic

transform weakness into

power

When you’re weaker, never fight just for honor but surrenderDo not give them the satisfaction to win, surrenderTurn the other cheek to infuriate them

Use the

Concentrate your

forces

Intensity defeats extensity every time

Find a fat cow that’ll give you milk for a long time

Play the perfect courtier

Master the art of indirection

Assert power gracefully

Re-create

yourself

Create an identity that commands attention and never bores

Be the master of your own image

Use large gestures and actions-your character will seem huge and you’ll gain power

Keep your

hands

clean

Never appear soiled by mistake

Use others as scapegoats to disguise your involvement

Play on people’s need to believe to

create a cultlike following

People want to believe in somethingBecome the focal point of this and offer them a cause, a new faithKeep your words vague but full of promise

Enter action with

boldness

If you’re unsure then don’t do itTimidity is dangerousAny mistakes your commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacityEveryone admires boldness, no one honors the timid

Plan ALL THE WAY TILL THE

END

The ending is everythingTake into account every scenarioIf you plan, you won’t be overwhelmedGuide fortune by thinking far ahead

Make your accomplishments seem effortless

Your actions must seem natural and executed with easeYour actions must seem natural and executed with ease Teach no one your tricks or they will be used against you

CONTROL THE OPTIONS: GET

OTHERS TO PLAY WITH THE CARDS

YOU DEAL

Create the illusion of choice

Stack the deck:Make sure the options you provide

lead to outcomes favourable to you regardless of the choices others make

PLAY TO PEOPLE’S FANTASIES

Never appeal to truth and reality unless you are prepared for the anger that comes

for disenchantment

People tend to avoid truth because it is very often unattractive and harsh

DISCOVER EACH MAN’S THUMBSCRE

W

Everyone has a key weakness

When you discover your enemy’s “thumbscrew,” you can exploit it to your advantage

BE ROYAL IN YOUR FASHION: ACT LIKE

A KINGTO BE TREATED

LIKE ONE

Carry yourself with an air of regality

By acting regally and confident of your powers, you make yourself seem destined to wear a crown

MASTER THE ART OF

TIMING

Act as if you know that things will come to you eventually

Learn to stand back when the time is not yet ripe, and to strike fiercely

when it has reached fruition

DISDAIN THINGS YOU CANNOT

HAVE: IGNORING THEM IS THE

BEST REVENGE

If there is something you want but cannot have, show contempt for it. The less interest you reveal,

the more superior you seem

CREATE COMPELLING SPECTACLES

Stage spectacles for those around you, then, full of arresting visuals and radiant symbols

that heighten your presence

Awestruck by surface appearances, your true intentions and aspirations will be concealed while everyone is focused on the distraction that your spectacle strategy creates

THINK AS YOU LIKE BUT

BEHAVE LIKE OTHERS

It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch

Be guarded with your uniqueness and flair for originality

STIR UP WATERS TO CATCH FISH

Put your enemies off-balance: Find the chink in their vanity through which you can rattle

them and you hold the strings

DESPISE THE FREE LUNCH

By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit

Be liberal with your spending—generosity is an indicator and a lure for power

AVOID STEPPING

INTO A GREAT MAN’S SHOES

Establish your own name and identity by changing course

Slay the overbearing father, disparage his legacy, and gain

power by shining in your own way

STRIKE THE SHEPHERD AND THE

SHEEP WILL SCATTER

Problems often have a root in one particular individual

Neutralize their influence by isolating or banishing them

WORK ON THE HEARTS AND

MINDS OF OTHERS

Coercion must at some point give way to seduction Person you have seduced becomes your loyal

pawnWay to seduce others is to operate on their individual psychologies and weaknesses

Soften up the resistant by working on their emotions, playing on what they hold dear and

what they fear

DISARM AND INFURIATE WITH THE MIRROR EFFECT

By holding up a mirror to their psyches, you seduce them with the illusion that you share their values

By holding up a mirror to their actions, you teach them a lesson

PREACH THE NEED FOR CHANGE

BUT NEVER REFORM TOO

MUCH AT ONCE

If you try to do too much too soon, the tide of opinion will turn to a state of revolt and rejection

If change is essential, make people feel like it’s a benign improvement on what’s come before

Never appear too perfect

Anybody who projects an air of flawlessness is bound to incur feelings of envy

It is wise to every now and then reveal flaws and mild shortcomings

Do not go past the mark you aimed forIn victory, learn

when to stop

In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for

And by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat

Assumeformlessness

By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack

Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move

The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting

order. Everything changes