The Ten Lessons I Learned With "The Godfather"

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2014)

The Ten Lessons I Learned With "The Godfather"
Lesson I:
"A truly rich man is one who has powerful friends." Surround yourself with people as much or more influence, intelligence and power you have. They will be useful to ensure a good view them from society.
Lesson II:
"Do not hate your enemies, disrupts reasoning." The less they know who your enemies are, the better. There cautiously and methodically based on their reason. In a game of chess the player only announces the "checkmate" to finish the opponent.
Lesson II:
"Truly great men were not born great, they became great." Man must make your destination and never sit and wait for their arrival. Sartre once said:"Man is born, finds himself in the world, and then he sets." Note that this definition is never final.
Lesson IV:
"Let your friends underestimate your qualities and your enemies overestimate your faults." Show your real "I" for their actions in the world. Words have power, but their actions only make them powerful. Therefore, learn to ignore all the praise and unnecessary harm to his ego.
Lesson V:
"He'll make a great offer." Always have more than one ace up his sleeve, so you can make anyone surrender to your desires. Learn to create traps for people to enter, even unintentionally, in your game.
Lesson VI:
"Friends and business, water and oil." Mixing business with friendships is like letting a monkey watching a bunch of bananas, that is, it will not work.
Lesson VII:
"If history has taught us anything, it's that anyone can be killed. " Treat problems with accuracy and intelligence and you can delete them one by one. Plan your actions always in view the order you want to achieve. Here goes that maxim: "the end justifies the means."
Lesson VIII: "A man who is not devoted to his family, is not a real man." Put the welfare of his family before everything. As it will be your foundation, its stronghold. If she is not well, you surely will not be. Remember that the family did not constitute just those who have blood ties with you, some friends are like brothers.
Lesson IX:
"Learn to hear all opinions and never tell what you're really thinking." For most people disagree with us, it is highly recommended listen to what they mean. They can say something you had not noticed, or have an innovative vision on the subject. However, speak only what is necessary. Don't go around telling what you like or dislike, what they do, finally follow this idea: people just need you to know about what is absolutely necessary that they know. Just beyond can harm you in the future leaving you vulnerable in the face of certain situations.
Lesson X:
"Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer." Nothing to declare war on your enemies openly, it improves your mental alertness. Keep it close so you can confuse it with false information about themselves. Let him think that is part of your team, and then when he least expects it gives the boat quickly.
Extra Lessons
Lesson XI:
"Do favors." By doing so people will always have the feeling that something should you and one day you may charge them these favors.
Lesson XII:
"He who depends on others depends on shadows." The focus here is not about not depend on anyone, but, knowing the right people you could tell that in time of need you do not stay in the hand.
Lesson XIII:
"The enemies of your friends are your enemies too."
Do not take a traitor to his true friends. Learn enjoy them without hurting the friendship. If you are friends with someone just because it is something you should have in common, then everyone who meddle in his way are getting in yours too.