Learn To Keep People Dependent On You

What do You think about this law of power? Learn To Keep People Dependent On You. This was stil relevance with others law as mentioned before. Here is a relevance story about Observance of the Law

Michelangelo was able to keep his patron Pope Julius II dependent on him. When he and the pope quarreled over the building of the pope’s marble tomb, Michelangelo left Rome in disgust. The pope sought him out and begged the artist to stay. Michelangelo knew he could always find another patron, but the pope knew he could not find another Michelangelo.

Michelangelo’s power was intensive, depending on one skill. Henry Kissinger’s power was extensive. He was so involved in so many areas of the political structure that to remove him would lead to chaos. The intensive form of power provides more freedom than the extensive.

Machiavelli said it is better to be feared than loved. Fear can be controlled; love, never.

We can take these wisdom from this law:

Be the only one who can do what you do. Make the fate of those who hire you so entwined with yours they cannot possibly get rid of you.
If you are ambitious, it is wiser to seek out weak masters with whom you can create a relationship of dependency.
Possess a talent or creative skill that sets you apart from the crowd.
By knowing other people’s secrets and holding information they wouldn’t want made public, you seal your fate with theirs.

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