You see, whichever transaction you happen to be into, the person who is less needy has the power.

Take a while and ponder.

How much power are you giving away through your neediness and failure to explore other options?

You see, he advocates splitting tasks into clear steps that need to be performed. You might not know how things are going to end but you should always be clear about the next step.

Many an endeavour, big and small, crash and burn because at some point people are uncertain or confused about the next step.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, true that, but better be sure to know what the next step is, or the journey might end rather early.

You see, every little thing has only the importance we give it. By itself, gold has no intrinsic value – it’s only the preciousness we attach to it.

Most of the things, ideas, and concepts surrounding us bear the same stigma. Have you thought about how much or how little importance you are giving them?

What if you’d change that?

Unfortunately (for them) most people enjoying being the judge: the game is not the way it should be (according to their beliefs) and they refuse to take any part in it.

Fair enough.

But don’t complain about being poor if you don’t want to play the game. Smart players learn the rules, study the game, and do their best playing. They don’t whine about the game’s shortcomings.

It would be SO much easier to learn straight up from other people. That seldom happens. Otherwise, everyone reading the Bible would be Jesus-like.

Experience. Practice. Monumental failures. And EVEN those are not a guarantee.

Throngs of people go through the same crappy experiences – again and again – without learning a single thing.

One involves helping as many people as possible through your services, expertise, or products.

The other approach would have you assist several influencers: popular people with a large enough following.

Either way, you will become popular sooner or later.

If, on the other hand, you don’t want anyone’s attention, the recipe is simpler: do nothing at all.

There is an easy way to get the upper hand.

Accomplish as much as you can from the list of “things to do before I die”; always have your affairs in order.

When the time comes – you will be at peace: a man or a woman who did all he or she could, is serene and unshakeable in the face of death.

You see, I have never really applied for a job. As it happened, I was doing my own thing, helping people out in the process and showing interest in their ventures.

And the weirdest thing would happen: some people would offer me jobs.

“You’re doing a swell job, wouldn’t you want to come work for us? We need somebody like you.”

That’s how you end up working on your own terms. Not even searching.

The answer is simple: desire nothing.

Funny thing is, when you desire nothing, you get everything. It’s all a bonus round; extra credits. Something unexpected to be enjoyed rather than stuff you’ve been chasing.

All you can do is prepare, build a sturdy ship, set sail, and pray for favorable winds.