Weakness

The idea is to not be weak. Though there are some beautiful things in life that come only from being exposed, in the world of business and achievement, weakness is weakness and will only serve to undermine your ambitions and ability to get others to follow you. You have to make a choice about if you're goal oriented or living life to get the maximum amount of pleasure/desires/prolonged attachment. I am choosing to be goal oriented. That means that if I like something I must take full advantage of it while it is around me because I will not be chasing it if that is threatened, unless it is directly required for an ambition. Of course, this doesn't mean burning bridges. Actually it means the opposite--things should always end on a good note so that they are open in the future. But, there needs to be a certain amount of distance. If you've already made the mistake of being weak, then deny until blue in the face (but not too much because that will itself become a weakness) and work constantly to eliminate any relics of that weakness.

Main identified points of weakness

• Oversharing - conversely, being silent and confident

• Showing attachment - conversely, being unattached makes it harder to identify what can hurt you

• Getting upset about things that happen to you - conversely, there is strength in stability despite circumstance. Those who observe this will gain confidence in you.

• Asking questions / not knowing - conversely, being prepared for any situation and having a precursory understanding shows strength

• Wanting anything

  • Wanting to be right (this reflexively causes you to correct and possibly overshare, which is another weakness)
  • Desires, particularly known desires, can be used to manipulate you. They can be used to threaten you and they can be dangled in front of you like a carrot. Even if you have strong desires, they must remain unknown and you must be able to walk away from them if you are in any way being compromised to get what you want.

  Key liabilities to be clear about:

  • Evidence of you doing something illegal (can be used to incarcerate or penalize you)
  • Debt (can be used to take things from you / lessen your ability to deliver)
  • Sugar, sex, pleasure, sleep, nurture, nicotine, drugs, alcohol, comfort, quiet, health, lack of pain, love, nurturement, approval - you should be a stone wall in the face of everything being taken

• Being late - you should have command over even the most elusive things in life:

  • Time
  • People
  • Institutions