How Can You Become The Most Dangerous Version Of Yourself.
and win in the battlefield of life.
When we imagine the most dangerous women in history, we think of seductresses and femme fatale that are able to simultaneously use their feminine wiles to outwit men while advancing their own individual and personal agendas. Luckily, we are past the time where women could only self actualize based on their relationship with men. However, alot of women still think that their greatest arsenal in the quest for power is via partnerships with men. Our contemporary femininity movement focuses on such a narrow manifestation of womanhood. It underscore the idea that if you are feminine, help and resources would be presented to you. We fail women when we teach them to hyper focus on appearance as a gateway to power. When in actuality, the most scintillation women in history use every tool in their feminine arsenal to lay their mark in society. Sometimes those tools are their wit and humor in the case of Joan Rivers and Amy Schumer or they are intellect in the case of the Hedy Lamar and Katherine Johnson.
The most dangerous women in society are those who understand that the world is theirs for the taking and unafraid to claim their birthright. These women relish in their individuality and conform only to their self proscribed values. They learn skills that make them indispensable in their professional and personal relationships. Dangerous women are able to engineer opportunities for themselves and make people unknowingly champion their cause.
In this article, I hope to provide women with tools that I believe could make you very dangerous women. I am also on my journey of laying my mark on history and do not have everything figure out. However, these are things that have helped me in life and that I believe would be useful to you!
How to Become A Very Dangerous Woman.
SKILLS
Theses are skills that anyone you wants to self actualize should be able to do. The goal of life is to become as specialized as possible in being you.
Being able to write and speak as articulately as possible. This is an idea that was pushed by Jordan Peterson but we also see in the lives of women such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adicihe, Eva Peron, Joan Rivers, Oprah etc.
Being a cultural anthropologist. Being able to understand culture and trends allows you to tap into a hidden societal need. This talent enables you to position yourself as a leader.
Consistent ability to learn. In this new globally interconnect world, you will have to change careers multiple times. You have to be able to adjust quickly or you will be left behind.
Become a master at engineering opportunities for yourself. Find a need in your environment and fill that need!
Being able to read between the lines and figure out people intentions quickly. This allows you to move as strategically as possible.
CREATE A SPECIAL TIME TO THINK AND STRATEGIZE ABOUT YOUR LIFE. Ask yourself the first order questions such as “Why am I doing this?”, “Does this advance my long term goals?” In a world full of distractions, create the time to attend to your deeper thoughts and beliefs.
LOCATION
Move to the biggest city in your country. Proximity to power opens you up to spontaneous and fortuitous situations.
PUT YOUR SELF OUT ON THE INTERNET! People cannot advance your cause if they do not know who you are are
Secure a second passport. We do not know how the next century will look like. It would be wise to have access to multiple countries.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
What is it that you can do faster, cheaper or better than everyone around you? What skill can you give the world that it does not know that it needs yet? I am trying to develop the ability to do detailed work for a long period of time. In a generation of TikTokers, the ability to stay focused for long will set you apart. Another major competitive advantage is the ability to be your own PR agent. Good examples of this are Kim Kardashian, Trisha Paytas and LilNasX. They are masters in getting people to talk about them.
MINDSET
Women who are determined to make a way for themselves have an unconquerable spirit. They are radically aware of their circumstance but know that these situations are irrelevant when it comes to achieving their goals. These are some of the mindsets:
You are radically unaware of who you would be if you gave the world your all.
You know your place in life and it is at the top!
You trust your instincts.
You have a clear expectation of that you want out of live and know that through your efforts, these expectation will become a reality.
You are self-possessed: calm, cool, collected, charming, and confident. You have no need to apologize for who you are because you are secure and sincere with yourself and others. You live throughly in accordance to your own agenda.
FRIEND GROUP
Being a great hostess. We have lost the art of hosting great events and parties. Being able to make bring people together and make them comfortable around you fosters social alliances. There is an entire field of diplomacy called gastrodiplomacy that shows how politicians use food to advance their domestical and international policies.
Become friends with any front desk workers, assistants and receptionists in your building and office. They are often ignored but have access to information that the average person does not.
Have friends/co-conspirators in the following occupations
Technology (specially Software Engineering)
Legal
Medicine
Finance
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"Being able to write and speak as articulately as possible" I'd add onto that, get some voice training to speak from the belly and with a lower voice. It's a "shortcut", people automatically listen to you. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-theranos-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-may-have-faked-a-low-voice-according-to-professional-vocal-coaches-2019-03-20/
Also I feel your posture and the way you move can really make an impact. People are animals too at the end of the day, if you move with purpose and with your back straight, they're more likely to take you seriously.
When this article was first published, I thought that securing a second passport was an extreme idea. Now it's 2024 and I live in a developed country that is steadily going downhill, and I'm starting to consider the idea more seriously.