a show or display of innocence are the least innocent of all. The only means to gain one’s ends with people are force and cunning. Love also, they sa… - Robert Greene

those who make a show or display of innocence are the least innocent of all.

The only means to gain one’s ends with people are force and cunning. Love also, they say; but that is to wait for sunshine, and life needs every moment. JOHANN VON GOETHE, 1749-1832

If we keep practicing, we gain fluency; basic skills are mastered, allowing us to take on newer and more exciting challenges.

Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.

Put yourself in situations where you have too much at stake to waste time or resources—if you cannot afford to lose, you won’t. Place yourself on “death ground,” where your back is against the wall and you have to fight like hell to get out alive.