How to get what you want: 6 tricks from famous world dictators

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Despite the presence of a large number of negative qualities, the famous world dictators undoubtedly achieved everything they wanted. So you can learn from them how to achieve what you want.

In world history, formidable authoritarian rulers are often found. Despite the presence of a large number of negative qualities, they undoubtedly achieved everything they wanted. This is what can be learned from them, despite their evil nature. They knew the intricacies of the psychology of communication about which we want to tell you.

Dictators manipulate weak-willed people, get rid of close friends, and make speeches so incendiary that they can convince people to do whatever. Here are 6 noteworthy tricks (both good and bad) for how dictators cope with a particular task. So, what you need to do to achieve what you want:

Influence the will of people and make them make difficult decisions

Work fatigue or torment from the inability to make a decision affects the quality of this decision. A real dictator knows very well how to use this.

Cuban dictator Fidel Castro loved to hold meetings at 4 am, when he often lifted people right out of bed, putting them at a disadvantage. Domestic authoritarian ruler Joseph Stalin also used this tactic; even a meeting with Winston Churchill to draw up a plan for an attack on Germany was organized late at night.

How to use it ► In both cases, the idea is to catch your enemy (or ally) by surprise when their willpower is weak and they are willing to do anything to cooperate with you. But do not forget that the anguish of making a decision does exist and absolutely anyone can easily use it for completely different purposes. Avoid meeting your boss too early if possible (or at least give yourself enough time to wake up early).

Draw up a "five-year plan" of your own goals

With the filing of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, it was formed in the Soviet Union with the aim of rapidly industrializing the state, reducing unemployment, and general economic and social development. Moreover, the idea of the five-year plan was adopted by such countries as the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Pakistan, Vietnam and many others.

How to use it ► Surely your plan will be less ambitious than most dictators, but the idea of drafting it is in itself a good one. In fact, we are talking about the formation of a financial plan for five years ahead. Or, in other words, you should be clear about how you see yourself in 5 years.

To understand what you want and how to achieve it, make a small list with answers to similar questions:

• What kind of job will you have?

• What kind of family will you have?

• How will you look on the outside?

• What kind of home will you have?

• How will your weekday go?

• What will you miss?

• What will be your social circle?

Try to write at least 10 answers to each of the questions that describe how you would like to see your life five years later.

Use for planning or a dedicated assistant. Long-term planning is a great way to figure out what you really want and how you can get it. After all, the task at hand is half the success.

Get rid of what threatens your power

In order to keep power in their hands, dictators often have to get rid of possible threats to it. In particular, it is the removal of close friends and advisers when they get too close to you and you feel that they are a threat to your power. At this point, those outside the circle begin to fight for power and attention, while the inner circle begins to press on you.

Almost every dictator uses this tactic to one degree or another, but Fidel Castro and Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori have been particularly successful in it. Fujimori became famous for organizing a coup d'etat himself in 1992: he closed Congress, suspended the Constitution and got rid of the judiciary - and thus was able to get unlimited power.

The rule is: “Keep a tight coalition circle around you. The smaller it is, the better. Fidel Castro was well aware of this. After the successful revolution in Cuba, 12 of the 20 ministers resigned (or were expelled). Among them was Castro's comrade Ernesto Che Guevara. Castro sent Che Guevara to Bolivia in 1967 for a special mission, then cut his funding and left him stranded, all because Castro viewed Che as a potential threat.

How to use it ► If someone is encroaching on your authority, the easiest way to deal with it is to get rid of that object. Be careful and watch out for those who have an eye on your place. If you look at it from the other side - if you want to move up in the ranks - you have to be extremely delicate with whoever you are applying for. So that this person does not feel a threat coming from you. Alternatively, you can try to get rid of him before he gets rid of you. But such a scheme is much more risky and does not shine with courtesy.

Create a "personality cult"

The so-called "" is a common dictatorial ploy. The idea is to exalt yourself and present yourself as the most amazing thing that can be. To achieve this, dictators develop ridiculous habits, spread their images across the country, or even invent nicknames for themselves.

The most famous example of the manifestation of the cult of personality is the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il, the Great Leader of North Korea. The cult of Kim Jong Il was so powerful that people even truly believed that Jong Il could control the weather with the power of his mind.

This is a fairly common practice among authoritarian rulers. Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu appropriated the title of "genius of the Carpathians" (* author's note: as well as "the full-flowing Danube of reason", "creator of the era of unprecedented renewal"), and the Italian ruler Benito Mussolini allowed himself to be removed only from certain angles in order to seem taller growth. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi employed only female bodyguards in his Amazon Guard, and Cambodian dictator Pol Pot never allowed himself to be photographed.

How to use it ►Of course, your personality cult will most likely not grow to such a large size as that of dictators, but the very ability to grab attention and control the current situation will come in handy in life. For example, in such a case as job search. Blatant self-promotion during a job interview isn't such a bad thing.

These days, it is more important to establish and maintain your own Internet uniqueness, which is a kind of personality cult. If you control what others see, you can control their perception of themselves and appear to others much better than you really are.

Deliver clear and powerful speeches

It is believed that the Reich Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler, was one of the best orators in the entire history of the existence of dictators. Before Hitler came to power, public speaking was highly intelligent, complex, more like a reading than a lecture. Adolf Hitler's speeches, on the other hand, were very excited, emotional, filled with slogans.

Hitler got most of his oratorical success by telling audiences what they wanted to hear. He used simple, understandable language for the people, using short sentences and powerful emotional slogans. Often he began his speech calmly, thereby attracting the attention of the audience, gradually increasing his pace, and in the finale he already switched to shouting and actively gesticulating. He radiated absolute confidence, aggression, faith in the endless triumph of his party and in fate.

True, all of Hitler's speeches basically boiled down to rhetoric and absolution. But despite the fact that their content was terrible, the German dictator made listeners agree with him - even when he openly called them fools. Hitler used special tricks to win people over to his side: propaganda for emotions, not reason and logic, the “either… or” technique (simplifying everything to “black or white”), endless repetitions.

How to use it ► Hitler was a meticulous editor of his speeches: he presented them in clear language that everyone could understand. Keep this in mind when giving a presentation at work, boosting employee morale after a hard day at work, or simply giving a friend an argument for your benefit. Simplify your speech, give it more emotion, patiently accumulate material and you will have an audience trained to eat handheld.

Learn by doing, not by books

The strongest and longest rulers adhered to the proverb "The master's work is afraid." At some point, they threw themselves on the "front line" in order to gain experience. For example, Julius Caesar fought at the front with soldiers, slept on the same beds as everyone else, and checked the quote on his own skin: "Experience is the best teacher."

Napoleon Bonaparte did the same - faithfully performed his professional military service during the French Revolution - before becoming a full-fledged dictator. Vladimir Lenin was extremely well-read, but spent all his free time practicing writing brochures and talking to the people. Mao Zedong went further and used his peasant upbringing not only as an excuse not to wash (* author's note: Mao did not brush his teeth for months or bathe his whole body, only his concubines wiped his flesh with wet towels), but also to gain trust and gain control over the peasants.

How to use it ► A few books are not enough to do a job well. It is much more important to have your own experience under your belt. New skills are very helpful. Ultimately, real practice is bound to come in handy so you can get even better.

In the labor market, practical experience is valued much higher than any degree or book. If you have completed an internship, it means that you have experience, but there is no established qualification - you automatically become the best candidate for a job.

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