law no. 1 “Never outshine the master”

The modern world is full of egoistic humans

They learn little and talk more

Always trying to brag their achievements and goals , without taking regard of the one listening to them

Do you know what happens to them

They learn little

Exposes themselves to their enemies

And most importantly

you make your seniors feel inferior

There's an interesting quote said by Alex Hormozi in one of the Chris Williamsons podcast , it goes by

“People only cheer you until you’re smaller than them , when you outgrow them, they show a feeling of resentment and envy towards you”

That's life man

People only root for the ones who are inferior to them

when you outgrow them they try to derail you from your goals rather than working on themselves

An individual who really doesn’t have such sort of power in the society isn’t your enemies , they are just mere side bushes who really can’t derail you from your journey

It’s rather the master or the superior to fear about

They are the one that hold the ability to derail you from your goals

They maybe own the things you want , the fame you dream of

They exert the power you crave for

Exposing yourself as a potential threat to them can lead to replacement or demotion of you

By someone less talented , a bit more concealing about his abilities than you

So to avoid this situation Robert Greene suggest

“Never outshine the master”

So this law consist of two rules that you must realize

Firstly , you can easily outshine your master just by being you . Just your charm and grace is more than enough , if you find hard to be charming avoid this masters or try to conceal your good qualities while you are with them .

second , never ever think that the master loves you and would let you do anything , the history books are full of stories of favorites who fell out of favor by taking their status for granted

For daring to outshine

knowing the dangers of outshining your master , gives you an unfair advantage

First use flattery to buff your master

prefer discreet flattery over overt flattery

less obvious , harder to judge

simply do mistakes which doesn't hurt your reputation , but allows your master to correct you and bestow his experience

or make him feel superior , act naive

If your ideas are more creative , ascribe them as if that your advice is merely just an echo of their vision

If you’re more social and generous than your master , always try to not be the cloud blocking their radiance towards other

Remember disguising your strength isn’t sign of weakness if it brings you power at the end

By letting others outshine you , you remain in control , instead of being the victim of theirs insecurities

This will pay off when you decide to rise above that inferior tag

If you will help your master to shine further , he will make sure that you are promoted further to keep you beside him .

This is the end of the first law , but before sigining of , there’s an CTA for you

Today only apply this tatics in your life , this tatics are mere words if you don’t take action

in our next email we will decode 2nd law of power it’s About something you really value for so stay tuned for more such content

until then

Peace 🕊️