Learn the valuable skills and mindset of the great leaders and commanders that pushed them to the storied halls of history. The 48 Laws of Power audiobook will plant the seeds of a great leader and it will be up to the listeners to cultivate these skills for themselves. Whether you agree with these laws or not you cannot deny the fact that they speak the truth when applied to real life. Listeners will also encounter the demand for a merciless approach towards your foes. There is also the law that states the importance of concealing your intentions in the midst of competition.
For example, the first law indicates that one should never outshine their teacher and always have full respect for them.
The laws range from proper conduct among peers to how you must treat opponents in the field of battle. The philosophies contained in this audiobook are taken from such historical figures such as Sun-Tzu, Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz just to name a few. This audiobook distills 3,000 years worth of skills into 48 laser accuracy laws for you to listen and put into heart. With the help of Robert Greene and his phenomenal book The 48 Laws of Power, listeners and readers alike will be able to acquire that necessary skill set in order to mold their mind set to something akin to the great thinkers of history. So it is with him who opens his mouth to tell a secret he becomes the victim of an indiscreet listener.The greatest leaders and commanders and history all have similar traits that made them into the historical figures that they have become. When the crab sees it thus, he will insert a stone or straw inside the shell, thus preventing the oyster from closing it again whereupon the crab devours him.
“When the moon is full, the oyster opens up its shell. So it is with him who opens his mouth to tell a secret he becomes the victim of an indiscreet listener.” The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.” Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. “When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Then you can be the boss with the hot sauce who gets it all like Monty Hall.
They’ll reach out and touch you like AT&T and bring good things to life like GE. And unless you’ve seen Ray Charles leading Stevie Wonder somewhere, you need Ken’s guidelines to do it. If you want the money, power, and respect you dream of, you can’t just “pimp your ride,” you need to pimp your whole life. To be the one with the upper hand, you’ve got to have good game, and good game starts with knowing the rules. Ken’s lessons will serve any person in any interaction: Whether at work, in relationships, or among friends, somebody’s got to be on top. In Pimpology, star of the documentaries Pimps Up, Ho’s Down and American Pimp and Annual Players Ball Mack of the Year winner Ken Ivy pulls a square’s coat on the unwritten rules that took him from the ghetto streets to the executive suites. His secret is to follow the “unwritten rules of the game” - a set of regulations handed down orally from older, wiser macks - which give him superhuman powers of charm, psychological manipulation, and persuasion.
We are fascinated by the question of how a guy from the ghetto with no startup capital and no credit - nothing but the words out of his mouth - comes not only to have a stable of sexy women who consider him “their man,” but to drive a Rolls, sport diamonds, and wear custom suits and alligator shoes from Italy. The pimp has reached nearly mythical status. The names change, but the game remains the same.