Make Other People Come To You - Use Bait If Necessary

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Here is the law of power number 8, “Make Other People Come To You - Use Bait If Necessary”. The more people come to You, the power you in you.

Here is a relevance story of Observance of the Law

Napoleon’s former foreign minister Talleyrand was master of this law. He knew Napoleon loved the adoration of the masses, and this was the perfect bait to make the former ruler play into the hands of his opponents. In 1814 Napoleon was banished to a small island called Elba near Italy. Here he was given information that France would embrace him again if he escaped. From Elba he was able to escape and march back into Paris with a small army. The people bowed to him, and soldiers changed sides to join him. The statesmen who had taken over his empire fled. Talleyrand watched as his plan unfolded. Napoleon ruled France again for a hundred days, but the country was bankrupt and could not sustain Napoleon’s wars any longer. Napoleon was recaptured at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to the barren island St. Helena, off the west coast of Africa. This was a much further place with no chance of escape, and was more to Talleyrand’s liking.

We can take these wisdom from this law:

• For negotiations and meetings, it is wise to lure others into your territory, or a territory of your choice.
• Once someone suspects you are manipulating him, it will be harder to control him. Making him come to you gives the illusion he is in control.
• Most often the effective action is to stay back, keep calm, and let others be frustrated by the traps you set for them.

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