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Politics is a pain in the a$$. But you can hardly avoid it. It is hard to be brave all the time. It is hard to tell every person throwing bullsh*t into the room that they are wrong. It is also tiring. And sometimes, it can backfire. Badly. It can put you in a difficult position. And it can put the people behind you in a difficult position too. So yes. Sometimes, at high tables, you need to swallow. You need to let something pass… Let them, as Mel Robbins would say. You need to smile when you would rather bite. My only piece of advice is this. If you are going to swallow, do it with elegance. With control. With grace. But show your teeth. Because if you don’t, it becomes too cheap for the other side. Too easy. And that is dangerous. Because people get used to things that are easy… like voting in elections… hoping is cheap… They get used to making you swallow. Not good. If this sounds like quantum mechanics to you… If you cannot imagine yourself in a situation where this makes sense… You may need access to The Room. Inside, we talk about nonsense. Bullshit. Crazy people. Uncomfortable situations. Political games. And many other things you will have to torear in real life. You can access it in the link below. ​The Room​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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