Protect Your Neck
Each day I am going to list one of Robert Green's 48 Laws Of Power.
I'd like to hear your personal experiences related to THIS law where you were the one observing the law in action, utilizing the law or the one on the other end.
Today let's look at:
Law Five - SO MUCH DEPENDS ON REPUTATION - GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE
Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable. Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.
