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Diplomacy has long been a weapon of peace and of war. Ancient civilizations have sent diplomats far and wide to either beg or bully all in the name of sovereign might. Of course back then being a super power meant having vast amounts of cacao tree farms, enormous acres of sugar plantations, unlimited number of slaves from poor nations, or having bullions of gold deposits.
The queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, has always been thought as a master of this craft on diplomacy; through her intellect and her sensual ways, she had captivated not just the Roman generals Julius Ceasar and Mark Anthony to whom she loved, but she also captivated the hearts of everyone in the world. Shrewd and cunning, she slithered her way passed the pitfalls of her dynasty when she took control of Egypt and almost succeeded in keeping her country as an independent nation against the invading Romans. Her story has a lot to do with the various fields of influencing including the art of persuasion, seduction and diplomatic power.
To lessen your worries, extend your influence over them.
I always had great reverence to those people who can not only create this wide circle of influence around them, but being able to sustain such for an extended period of time. It is very rare these days that we would come across someone so exceptional that their area of concern seems to be the same or continues to shrink down to an even tinier amount.
Diplomatic leverage is like a Holy Grail for me too, how can I continue to work towards getting more control over my life while shaking some gremlins off my back at the same time? Build your network – this has always been the single most important message that our previous Client Manager has taught me. So far things are progressing really well at this stage I am slowly realizing that it is not how much you know anymore, it is about who you know. In this society, diplomatic relations is the name of the game. If you do not know anybody, then you are a nobody. Hell, the Philippines have the USA behind our backs when China starts to push us around on the topic of the Spratley’s, I guess this is the simplest form of Diplomacy at work and it surely did work in our favor.
Oh wait! Just when I was about to post this blog I saw this video showing one of Noynoy’s appointed ambassadors to China! This is very disappointing!
God save us!
