NEVER REVEAL 100% OF ANYTHING [FOR GUYS ONLY] ………………………………………….. You know what distinguishes the guys who make it from the guys who always miss the cut? The ones who make it always have a plan; the other guys only have their bologna sandwiches and pipe dreams. A master plan for your life, a business opportunity, or anything else, always gives you an advantage over the other guy who is clueless and thinks Parma is only some kind of Italian cheese. The guys who are successful in business — the only success worth measuring (lets face it; we are judged by how many zeros we have in our bank accounts, not how many afternoons weve wasted volunteering at the local hobo shelter) — stand out from others who are still polishing their shoes because their plans were greater and better executed than anybody elses. The men who make it, the ones with the best plans, know something you dont. Ive always said its the little details that set people apart. Everyone knows the big stuff; knowing the intricacies of life will differentiate you from others. So if you know something that most dont, why tell them? Thats why one of my golden rules is to never reveal 100% of anything to anyone. You reveal only what needs to be revealed to get a job done, or get your point across. Always withhold something — 50%, 10%, even 1% of what you know. Dont just give away mammas secret recipe to impress someone. That 1% you withhold is the small detail that will make you rich off the other guy, and not the other way around. *KEEP THE PLAN TO YOURSELF When you get that genius idea that is going to make you prosperous, your big plan , you cant share it with others. The minute your plan comes out of its box, its like spoiled milk on a kitchen counter; only a stupid cat is going to touch it. The Coca-Cola formula is a good example of how keeping a plan secret can line many pockets. That formula is the key to a multibillion-dollar fortune. Do you think the pharmacist who invented it would have the legacy he has now had he told his poker buddies exactly how he made it? A real good plan shouldnt even be put down on paper. It should only be available in your head, if you can pull it off without needing a paper trail (or if your memory is better than Bill Clintons I do not recall crap). I go through life assuming everyone I meet will try to screw me over. So I learned a long time ago to keep my mouth shut. Even when I need to open my mouth, I am always careful. Even my counsellor doesnt know everything I know, or all the rackets Im in. That said, your plan is worthless unless you put it into action, and, often, you need help to execute it, so you cant keep 100% of it to yourself. Keep your banana hidden... If you want someone to do a good job helping you implement your brilliant idea, he needs to understand your plan. You have to give him enough info to do his job. But just enough — especially if you are dealing with an associate and not someone within your Family. They (especially) dont need to know the end goal of your plan. You think some clown is going to help you when you tell him he is going to get three large for a job that will net you six figures? Most people work more efficiently knowing only what they need to know. Information overload only gets their little brains asking stupid questions and wasting your time. All it takes is one babbo to turn a great plan into your personal Waterloo. For those of you who were too busy jerking off under their desks to listen to their history teachers, Waterloo was Napoleons great defeat. (Yeah, I know my history. You think Im just some cannoli-loving, pinky-ring wearing Gino?) *BANANA RACE If you are running a banana race (a fixed horse race), how many people should know about the fix? The ideal answer is no one, but you cant pull it off yourself. Every jockey with a decent horse in the leg has to be in on it; so right off the bat, about five to seven guys already know something. The same goes for rigging elections in order to win that political office in your constituency. But do they have to know who you decide the winner is too? No. They should do what they have to do and thats it. They dont need to know who else is on the fix, or who you want to win, because they can easily screw up the positioning for you (and with a side bet, become the real big winner). *JUST DO YOUR JOB In the corporate world its the same thing. If youre the boss, youre not going to tell every Tom, Dick and Harry in your organization everything you know or everything that is going on in the company. They dont need to know everything to do their job. They dont need to know what Vincent in accounting is making or which secretary is loose between the sheets. And when people think they need to know, they are nothing but trouble. Once people are in the loop, they suddenly have to know everything; they wont be satisfied with morsels anymore. Worse, they feel they have the right to know. The only guy that has the right to know is the man with the plan. And usually, he wears a cap that says Boss. In the corporate world, withholding information has less to do with becoming rich and more to do with maintaining a functional organization. When you have an organization thats chock-full of bozos who know as much as you, your orders and decisions will start being second-guessed because some cafone thinks he knows it all. Why? Because he knows the plan. Someone has to call the shots and make the decisions, and thats harder to do when everyone thinks they are their own little boss. Keep your recipes to yourself... Its one thing to come up with a plan, its another to know of it. Just because you know the ingredients that go into Linguini Puttanesca (go to Italian restaurant and you’ll get it there in the menu), doesnt mean youll become the reincarnation of Chef Luigi. Its the same thing in business, so why waste your time informing people about things they dont need to know? So you can hear their BS suggestions? If their suggestions are so brilliant, why are they working for you? Why dont they have their own plan? And forget the idea that you can tell little Timmy about your plan because his pea brain wouldnt know how to execute it. Very few people are disciplined enough to keep their mouths shut about anything. People love to show off what they know (even if guys who like to tell people how much they know are usually the ones who know the least). When someone actually knows something of value, you think they keep their mouths shut? Even if someone doesnt have the brains or capacity to execute any plan you reveal, someone who listens to him might. I used to have a problem like that in my crew. “my PP” didnt need more than a few shots of brandy to sing like a canary. He had a very big mouth, even if he didnt know my full plans, he would reveal anything that he did know to anyone who bought him a drink. The cafone was too stupid to realize that the world was small and I knew everything he was saying. Needless to say, he had to be put out to pasture. Luckily for me, he didnt know much beyond his job, but what if he did? *YOUR FAMILY If you cant reveal 100% of anything to your closest friends, you definitely cant to your family either. Your family should be sheltered from any business you conduct. What you do at work is what you do, not what your family does. Dont bring it home, and, most definitely, dont give your big-mouth wife any intricate details about the brilliant idea you might have. If you do, you might as well give her your secret Swiss bank account numbers too, and the knife shell use to stab you in divorce court. Even if you dont have una strega for a wife, you dont want her to know anything you might be doing (legal or illegal). Why? First of all, to protect her from being drawn into anything you might be taken down for. And secondly, to prevent her from using that info for revenge. Your wife must know better than to ask questions or reveal anything she might think she knows. All your wife needs to know is the name of the lawyer who will execute your will, because you need to take care of your family if something happens to you. Youre gonna talk? Heres the price youre gonna have to pay... *CONSEQUENCES So what happens if you do reveal everything? 1.YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION. You dont control all aspects of your plan anymore. If everybody adds their two cents and everyone thinks they can improve on your plan, you are no longer the leader, but the middleman. Say goodbye to any leverage you have. 2.YOU CAN GET SIDESTEPPED. If someone knows your brilliant idea, what good are you anymore? If you reveal where it is you get those Armani suits at N20,000 a pop, why will he need to buy the suits from you at N35,000? Never reveal your supplier. You are asking to get iced. 3.JEALOUSY AND GREED KICK IN. Human nature is a very predictable thing; people get jealous of others who have success or come into money. Any plan worth executing is a lucrative one. So revealing how much money you are going to make will only enrage your crew because of how little they are getting. If you dont get clipped as a result, your crew might screw up your plan anyway out of jealously or greed. People who become informed always think they should get a bigger piece of the pie. Thats why its so important to let those you hire know that all you want them to do is the job theyve been assigned and nothing more. Otherwise, you might as well give any proceeds of your plan to charity, because you wont be seeing any cash worth opening your wallet for. *LAST TIP Any lucrative plan you have going should only be passed on when you are ready to get out of the rat race or visit the golf facilities at Heavens Golf Course. But because we never know when our time is up, here is some advice: • Keep your great plan (and knowledge of your assets) split up among a bunch of lawyers. • Hire one lawyer as the executor who will reveal the names of the other lawyers, who will each have a part of your plan and your assets. • Instruct these lawyers that the only person who can get this info is your designated heir (wife, kids, whoever), and not the executor. If you want your plan to be passed on to the right people at the right time, this will swing the odds in your favor. Watch your backs and keep your noses clean. See you soon. USJ.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:12:21 +0000
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