{"id":7764,"date":"2013-11-15T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2013-11-15T06:00:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T14:00:11","slug":"the-joys-of-being-an-unruly-bastard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/the-joys-of-being-an-unruly-bastard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joys Of Being An Unruly Bastard"},"content":{"rendered":"

“They are unruly, and therefore cannot be ruled”<\/strong><\/p>\n

-The Other<\/strong>
\n “The Avengers”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I recently re-watched “The Avengers”.<\/p>\n

Not my favorite Marvel Comics movie (that honor goes to “Thor” — and before you argue my choice, remember ye the Benverb: “I’m incapable of ever being wrong, ergo I’m always right”).<\/p>\n

But, well worth watching again.<\/p>\n

Especially the mid-credits scene.<\/p>\n

It’s where “The Other” (Thanos’s Lackey) tells Thanos about the earthlings — how they’re not the cowards they were supposed to be.<\/p>\n

And, how they’re “unruly”, and therefore cannot be ruled<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s a great business lesson there.<\/p>\n

Especially if you adopt the “Anti-Professional” mentality I teach.<\/p>\n

And that lesson is:<\/p>\n

“Ruly” people are often ignored.<\/p>\n

Rarely make any lasting impact in their business, field, niche, or market as anything but a plain vanilla entity.<\/p>\n

And, worst of all… are easily enslaved.<\/p>\n

Enslaved by what, you ask?<\/p>\n

Well, your milage may vary, but I’ve noticed many of the people I know who are easily controlled are slaves to things like:<\/p>\n