#amenable

Lions Circle the Hesitant Prey.

People have a sixth sense for the weaknesses of others. If, in a first encounter, you demonstrate your willingness to compromise, back down, and retreat, you bring out the lion even in people who are not necessarily bloodthirsty. Everything depends on perception, and once you are seen as the kind of person who quickly goes on the defensive, who is willing to negotiate and be amenable, you will be pushed around without mercy.

Boldness Strikes Fear; Fear Creates Authority.

The bold move makes you seem larger and more powerful than you are. If it comes suddenly with the stealth and swiftness of a snake, it inspires that much more fear. By intimidating with a bold move, you establish a precedent: in every subsequent encounter, people will be on the defensive, in terror of your next strike.

Hesitation Creates Caps, Boldness Obliterates Them.

When you take time to think, to hem and haw, you create a gap that allows others time to think as well. Your timidity infects people with awkward energy, elicits embarrassment Doubt springs up on all sides.

Boldness destroys such gaps. The swiftness of the movie and the energy of the action leave others no space to doubt and worry. In seduction, hesitation is fatal - it makes your victim conscious of your intentions. The bold move crowns seduction with triumph: It leaves no time for reflection.

Audacity Separates You from the Herd.

Boldness gives you presence and makes you seem larger than life. The timid lade into the wallpaper, the bold draw attention, and what draws attention draws power. We cannot keep our eyes off the audacious - we cannot wait to see their next bold move.