Threat-making

An excerpt from Ruling The World: How to be a Megalomaniac and Assert your Conniving Ways to your Advantage.

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Violence.
It is the answer

But right now, I'm not talking about real violence. I'm talking about threat-making.

Threats are the spice of life. They take a simple request and make it... powerful.

Example:

"Please get me that glass of water" - Horrible

"Get me that glass of water, now" - Better, but not great

"Get me that glass of water now, or I will rip off your limbs and feed them to your progeny." - Perfect!!

And it must be said in a cold, almost bored tone, as if you tear off people's limbs all the time.

Now, you don't have to *actually* tear off their limbs and feed them to their progeny. That might be a bit... gruesome. You could get your minions to do it but... the hope is that the victim will just get the water and not complain.

I mean, we aren't trying to be the mafia, right? We are much more... civilized. Like, the civilized mafia.

Anyway, back to threats.

Add threats to everything you say. But, don't overdo it. When you are making small requests, do tiny threats. With large requests, come large threats. Get the picture?

Good.
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~LS