For anyone that's read Mickey Royal's book and understands the concept of having to be above people for them to look up to you, not walking with the peasant's, etc... Brad Pitt's character in moneyball is a shining example of this. If you haven't seen it then do so and pay close attention to that character, doesn't give a fuck about anyone but himself and he conveys it completely...he behaves like everyone is beneath him.

Not impressed

...but I talk to everyone like I'm above them and I'm aloof as fuck.

watch the movie again dali...

That just makes you sound like a dick. What makes you think your any different than anyone?

I always found that it created insecurity in others.

I've grown fond of flying under the radar. So much easier.

It's getting to the point where I have a great deal of control over the image I create in others minds. And can switch gears at the flick of a switch.

Thanks for the movie idea though imma check it out

I have found the same,

But to each his own, similar to coming here. Me of all people cannot probably relate to the slang in pimposophies, but the message, is universal. Apply it to you.

Translation: Star_Above, what makes you so different from anyone?

Dude, word to the wise...whenever anyone says something like, 'You think youre so smart, don't you?'...they are basically telling you what they are thinking, then projecting it onto you because yet cannot handle their own self truth...which is basically what you just did.

Translation: Star_Above, what makes you so different from anyone?

Dude, word to the wise...whenever anyone says something like, 'You think youre so smart, don't you?'...they are basically telling you what they are thinking, then projecting it onto you because yet cannot handle their own self truth...which is basically what you just did.

For anyone that's read Mickey Royal's book and understands the concept of having to be above people for them to look up to you, not walking with the peasant's, etc... Brad Pitt's character in moneyball is a shining example of this. If you haven't seen it then do so and pay close attention to that character, doesn't give a fuck about anyone but himself and he conveys it completely...he behaves like everyone is beneath him.

This is just absurd. Absolutely grade A narcissistic bullshit. You are mistaking correlation with causation. Truth is someone at a position of influence might be looked up to at least by one person he works with, given the fact that he has established his authority.

How is authority firmly established? As the leader you direct others towards a path and achieve concrete goals. Case in point, Brad Pitt in that movie.

At a distribution curve if such a person has authority and a base degree of perceived success (or at least is in the process of getting there with tangible results), he will be looked up to based on his achievements alone. It doesn't matter if he is the biggest asshole in the world or the nicest guy on the planet, why? Because he delivered his end or side of the deal with results. This establishes a certain degree of respect and admiration, which for the sake of this argument lets call it base level respect.

A loser who is an asshole and believes he is above everyone will be treated for the loser he is. Believing you are above everybody else when you have nothing to show for it, will not have people look up to you. There is no level of base respect acquired.

Conversely, if a person in a position of authority amasses great success through concrete results, he establishes a level of base respect based on his/her achievements alone. This level of base respect can be amplified and reach a wider scale, if that person is humble and walks through the peasants, and makes them feel like they matter. Observe the world around you: Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo, Wallstreet Bankers vs Muhammad Yunus, etc. Why? Because there is no reason for them to prove or try to overcompensate by thinking they are better than anyone else. Their results speak for themselves.

The stuff you talk about Star Above, might play out in the social realm because you can fake your way into having a base level respect for a while, especially in first impressions. It is critical to point out that on a transactional basis of concrete results, you can't fake it. You have to earn it. Then you can do whatever you want and treat others like crap or not, and go wild thinking you are above others, because you have earned that, and your results are above what an average person in that industry accomplishes. But it's not the chicken before the egg.

@GoldenBoy

I did watch the movie. It just seems that had he not got any results with that method, he would have not got any respect whatsoever from the others. He established his authority and others followed along. In the beginning given his authority figure, he is looked up to but has to continually maintain his respect through his results.

I'm just talking about a case where you would implement something and it would not be sucessful. Cutting other people loose and criticizing them in their faces for going against your opinion would certainly backfire.

I just prefer to follow my vision regardless ... if I lose, my bad, but if I win, ...

That's because you were acting on the outside without having the proper beliefs on the inside. Knowing that everyone is selfish therefore you can't give a fuck about anyone is mindset #1 to achieve this behavior.

Also, you don't have to treat people like shit...if you try to do that it means you're attached and care what people think, you can have a smile on your face while you don't care. I'm civil to people (Depending), but I talk to everyone like I'm above them and I'm aloof as fuck.

watch the movie again dali...