Sun Tzu advised us: ”The law of successful military operations is to avoid the strong points of the enemy and hit the weak points.” A clever leader enters a battle where the chances of winning are little, only if he finds a way of winning. And one of the best ways of creating a real advantage, a sort of protective shield, is to recruit people from the other side of the fence.

In “Keops and the great pyramid”, Guy Rachet, tells us the story about Keops's expedition in Fenice and about the evil conspiracy that was made against him.

When he was getting back from Byblos, Keops was greeted by his trusted officer Ineki and two soldiers. He didn't suspect that they were trying to kill him. But right before they kill him, Kerset, Reyen's daughter - one of the richest man in Byblos, save him by killing two of those who attacked, and the third one was hurt in the leg with two arrows right before he ran. Keops escaped unharmed, and now he had to find out the truth from the wounded man.

After he found out who was hiding behind the conspiracy, normally Keops could kill the man who wanted him dead. But what decision do you think he took?

Maybe you don't believe this, but he left him alive. More, together with Kerset took care of his leg and he attended him very well. His act was not at all a mistake, on the contrary, it was noble and well thought, because now the attacker will be, from now on, grateful to him and he could help Keops later to discover the true impostors. Even if Keops's decision was not easy, he took it thinking about his future advantages.

The most talented leaders convert enemies in allies

Any time you will be able to defend a cause, to make an action or to affirm yourself in a certain domain; someone will always be prepared to contradict you or to make your life harder. Be sure that nobody wants to end on the second place, this is way many persons will criticise your ideas and they will try to discourage you and to change your opinions. What do you have to do in this case?

First it's good to know that if you really want to achieve your purposes you have to be prepared for many disappointments. This is why you have to put on the first place the trust in your own powers, in your potential, in the aim that you want to achieve and especially in your chosen business partners. Because, remember this very well, no matter how much trust do you have in your own abilities, if you don't find a trusted person who can help you in hard situations, you will never succeed in reaching your purposes.

Nobody can't get over the problems by making them smaller, but by studying them carefully, making a lot of effort and a lot of sacrifices. A man becomes stronger and sure about his powers, only if he confronts his problems and he involves constantly in solving them. But in the same time, more stronger, means having a lot of influence, more possibilities and more friends - especially on the other side. So, you have to try to find more and more allies and don't pay attention to appearances. There is a possibility that your worst enemy to become your faithful friend and on the contrary, your best friend to make you a lot of problems.

P.S. Don't forget that generosity is the simplest way of making new friends.