MIND GAMES OF THE ELITE:
1. They shut up and let you talk first, because you’ll tell on yourself every time.
2. They compliment you just enough to keep you chasing their approval. That’s control, not kindness.
3. They know everything about you and give you nothing back. Information is leverage, and they know it.
4. They don’t argue. They don’t have to. They let your own conscience beat you up for them.
5. Every favor they do comes with a price tag you didn’t see at checkout. Now you owe them.
6. They stay cool while you lose it, and you walk away thinking their silence meant they agreed with you. It didn’t.
7. They give you options, but every road leads to the same destination: theirs.
Study this. Not to use it on people, but so nobody uses it on YOU. That’s the real game.
You know what kills more businesses than bad markets? Bad partnerships. Surround yourself with people who are GOING somewhere, or go by yourself. I’d rather grind solo than babysit someone dragging me backward.