I Tried Being RUTHLESS for 30 Days Using MACHIAVELLI'S Rules for RESPECT

I Tried Being RUTHLESS for 30 Days Using MACHIAVELLI'S Rules for RESPECT

Stop Being “Nice.” Start Being Respected. (Boundaries ≠ Attitude—They’re Architecture.)

Polite is getting you priced down. This episode turns people-pleasing into boundary setting you can enforce under heat—so your executive presence, negotiation tactics, and pricing strategy stop leaking.

What you’ll learn

How to swap “nice” for clarity, gates, choices, consequences—the core of real leadership and power dynamics.

Five-to-seven-word verdicts for assertive communication that end debates: “Deposit before calendar.” “Scope or date. Choose.”

Gatekeeping that filters noise: two weekly windows, no signer no meeting, process follows deposit, rush at triple—clean client management.

Doors over diaries: “Speed or price?” “Best or earliest?”—fast decision making and conflict resolution.

The Ladder of Quiet Consequence to punish disrespect without noise and protect profit margins.

After-No Protocol that converts rejection into demand for B2B sales and consulting pipelines.

Scripts to carry
“We proceed with Option A.” • “Rush rate or standard. Choose.” • “We start after funds clear.” • “That’s phase two or an add-on. Choose.” • “That’s incorrect. The decision stands.” • “We’re off-mission. Meeting ends here.”

Weekly cadence that compounds

Mon: Publish openings (“Tuesday 2, Thursday 10. Choose.”) for visible scarcity mindset.

Tue: Post outcomes (“Delivered X by Y under Z.”) for proof-based personal branding.

Thu: End one drifting thread at the second interruption—install consequence.

Fri: Raise one floor—quiet, permanent rate increase.

Metrics that keep you honest
Pause Integrity • Door Discipline • Signer Rate • Scope Seal • Exit Index—track them so feelings can’t cheapen your standards.

Community prompt
Comment: Law first. Warmth after.

References
Niccolò Machiavelli — The Prince:
Ch. 18 (fox & lion—modern power dynamics),
Ch. 19 (avoiding contempt—durable leadership strategy),
Ch. 21 (outcomes over speeches—evidence-led communication skills),
Ch. 25 (fortune vs. prudence—tactical timing).

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