Let's be honest. There are many foolish people in the world.
And stupid people will continue to make stupid decisions. If they happen to be in trouble with the law at the time they commit these mistakes, they will be apprehended and sent to prison for a period of time that will cause the hair on their testicles to turn grey. And believe me when I say that plenty of wise guys, not just civilians, fall into this category, giving the rest of "us" the reputation of being clumsy cavemen with greasy hair.
But surely you're smarter than that. You are, of course. You've started by admitting that you know nothing and choosing to read my articles. You are here to learn, so I'm here to teach you.
The lesson for today is to avoid getting caught. I won't spend your time by listing all the things you should never be caught doing, but I will outline some fundamental guidelines you may follow to prevent being caught with your trousers down.
How does this relate to you and your spotless life? Easy. There will come a day, whether it's today or 20 years from now, when you do something wrong. It might be as a result of you undermining a rival or even sabotaging a colleague's project to advance your career. And they are just examples from the business sector.
We don't live in a fairy-tale world over here; we have to recognise that we are all human and we all make errors or do things that aren't "up and up." You won't survive if you don't learn these fundamental principles of street behaviour since it's survival of the fittest.
So let's go to these mystical laws now.
Rule No. 1
Silence your mouth
Keep the information to yourself, regardless of how badly you mess up or how clever you think you are when you come up with the ideal strategy. I can't stress this enough.
Whatever your transgression—legal or otherwise—if you get away with it, be thankful and keep your mouth shut. Aside from making you look foolish, bragging about how cunning you are won't win you any friends.
You confess to your buddies that you had an affair with your wife, or you brag to a hooker about how flawless your dockside racket is, and you've just given a stool pigeon the food they require to save their own ass.
Don't talk more than necessary, for the love of Madonna. Why set yourself up to be taken advantage of by someone eager to profit from your error?
Rule No. 2
Use caution.
If you are very careful, you can get away with murder whether you just clipped someone, hit your girlfriend's sister, stole money from your place of employment, or lied in court. I've frequently said that a careless man is often a dead man.
I can assure you that no matter how carefully you plan or how hard you work to hide anything, you will always forget something. So be meticulous, double-check everything, and move slowly. This is good paranoia, be the most cautious person in the world.
Make a plan for what will happen, and don't ruin that blue outfit.
Rule No.3
Plan everything.
You must occasionally handle situations as they arise. Sometimes we plan horrible things on purpose and pray they don't bite us later when it's dark outside. Plan out everything you do, including the time you go missing, the clothes you wear, who witnesses you crossing the street, the words you say, your escape route, and anyone else who might see you. Plan everything . Don't let anything be up in the air. Because you must keep your plan in your thoughts, keep it clear and concise.
Rule No. 4
Don't leave any traces behind
This should be fairly obvious, right? It's not. People scatter all types of items for others to locate. All of this is about being irresponsible. Maintaining as little complexity as possible is the straightforward solution. Use gloves, make mental plans, use as few tools as you can, only pay with cash, etc. Forget about utilising a computer to make plans; it's a trap since anything you put on the Internet is accessible to any wet wad.
In fact, I had a guy in one of my crews who had meticulously arranged and kept all of the profit margins from his rackets in his computer. His defence He wanted to keep track of all of his income sources in case he ever suffered from amnesia. He could have been among the many victims of that cafone. He obviously made his payments.
Rule No. 5
Be aware of the effects
Everyone who gets away with anything has one thing in common: they are visionaries who are aware of all the potential consequences of their conduct. You don't realise how significant this is. When something unexpected goes wrong, being able to foresee how it will turn out will help you deal with it and prepare a defence, an aliyah, or some supporting documentation. You must therefore have an emergency plan and an escape plan. Avoid being a moron and failing to have a fallback strategy.
Rule No. 6
Limit the number of participants in the contract
Sometimes we must break the rules, and other times we must enlist the help of others because we are unable to complete the task on our own. That's life, you can't do anything about it. Sure, I like to eat by myself (and you should too), but there are times when you have to share and stop being so damn greedy in order to have something to share in the first place.
You won't be able to carry a two-ton buffalo you just killed on your own, you know what I mean? You don't have to chop up the buffalo by yourself for the entire week, I take it, because Bobby De Niro prefers his buffalo mozzarella fresh.
If you must involve others in your scheme, keep the number of people and, more critically, the amount of information they have access to to a minimum. Never tell somebody anything in full. Keep people in the dark so they can't piece everything together and, if they get caught, they can't give a complete picture, which will lead to your demise.
Don't be a dumb stronzo ; prepare to drop it all if your instinct tells you to.
Rule No. 7
Be prepared to give everything up.
Here's a crucial rule that many fail to remember. No matter how much time you've spent strategizing, courting the skank in the cubicle next to you for an affair, or running a successful Friday night poker gathering, stop doing everything if you feel like you're going to be pinched. It doesn't make the danger worthwhile to spend years withering away in the can. Cut the anchor loose and leave when something becomes out of control or when your gut starts to give you warning signs.
Every circumstance is unique, so I can't offer you a how-to manual on what to watch for, but in this thing of ours, you acquire a sixth feeling when a deal is ready to go south. Your emergency plan will now start to work. You'll be pleased you planned it when you were calm and in control because when crap hits the fan, the last thing you'll be able to do is come up with another plan. So prepare that escape route.
Rule No. 8
Don't alter your routines
When they've done something wrong, the majority of people can't hide it. They appear to have a large pimple of guilt on their faces. I've previously advised being paranoid, but not to show it. Add guilty and suspicious to the list of things to avoid looking at. Avoid making the rookie mistake of revealing your transgressions through your body language.
Don't abruptly adopt new personas or behaviours. Keeping your routine is the greatest approach for you to avoid raising suspicion. If you anticipate that your behaviour will change as a result of something you did, make plans to incorporate the new behaviour into your lifestyle gradually. Imagine what I'm talking about using your head and imagination, for goodness' sake. I won't reveal everything to you. Do I also need to breastfeed you?
Rule No. 9
Keep in mind the little things.
There are plenty of simple things you can do to make sure you cover your arse. One that is clear is not using your credit card when it is convenient (like the clown who uses his card at a motel with his mistress just to get frequent flier points).
Use public phones in unlikely places; the NSA, a division of the US government, has a massive Kansas facility the size of a football field that records every international call, fax, and email transmission. No matter where you are, they can listen in on your conversations, so why should you make things easier for them by doing the research for them? Hold meetings in public spaces and move around the room frequently.
Rent an automobile instead of using your own. Sure, the cops can track the rental car down, but again, why make it easy for them?
Having more than one alibi is preferable. Plan your tasks such that you have the fewest "unaccounted" time gaps as possible.
rename yourself
And as a last, cherry-on-top request, never use your true name. You'd be surprised at how many naive stronzos utilise their true names for improper purposes. If you ask me, if you think you can't remember your own fake identity, then chances are you won't remember your strategy or emergency plan too. Either way, you'll get pinched, so why even try?
And stupid people will continue to make stupid decisions. If they happen to be in trouble with the law at the time they commit these mistakes, they will be apprehended and sent to prison for a period of time that will cause the hair on their testicles to turn grey. And believe me when I say that plenty of wise guys, not just civilians, fall into this category, giving the rest of "us" the reputation of being clumsy cavemen with greasy hair.
But surely you're smarter than that. You are, of course. You've started by admitting that you know nothing and choosing to read my articles. You are here to learn, so I'm here to teach you.
The lesson for today is to avoid getting caught. I won't spend your time by listing all the things you should never be caught doing, but I will outline some fundamental guidelines you may follow to prevent being caught with your trousers down.
How does this relate to you and your spotless life? Easy. There will come a day, whether it's today or 20 years from now, when you do something wrong. It might be as a result of you undermining a rival or even sabotaging a colleague's project to advance your career. And they are just examples from the business sector.
We don't live in a fairy-tale world over here; we have to recognise that we are all human and we all make errors or do things that aren't "up and up." You won't survive if you don't learn these fundamental principles of street behaviour since it's survival of the fittest.
So let's go to these mystical laws now.
Rule No. 1
Silence your mouth
Keep the information to yourself, regardless of how badly you mess up or how clever you think you are when you come up with the ideal strategy. I can't stress this enough.
Whatever your transgression—legal or otherwise—if you get away with it, be thankful and keep your mouth shut. Aside from making you look foolish, bragging about how cunning you are won't win you any friends.
You confess to your buddies that you had an affair with your wife, or you brag to a hooker about how flawless your dockside racket is, and you've just given a stool pigeon the food they require to save their own ass.
Don't talk more than necessary, for the love of Madonna. Why set yourself up to be taken advantage of by someone eager to profit from your error?
Rule No. 2
Use caution.
If you are very careful, you can get away with murder whether you just clipped someone, hit your girlfriend's sister, stole money from your place of employment, or lied in court. I've frequently said that a careless man is often a dead man.
I can assure you that no matter how carefully you plan or how hard you work to hide anything, you will always forget something. So be meticulous, double-check everything, and move slowly. This is good paranoia, be the most cautious person in the world.
Make a plan for what will happen, and don't ruin that blue outfit.
Rule No.3
Plan everything.
You must occasionally handle situations as they arise. Sometimes we plan horrible things on purpose and pray they don't bite us later when it's dark outside. Plan out everything you do, including the time you go missing, the clothes you wear, who witnesses you crossing the street, the words you say, your escape route, and anyone else who might see you. Plan everything . Don't let anything be up in the air. Because you must keep your plan in your thoughts, keep it clear and concise.
Rule No. 4
Don't leave any traces behind
This should be fairly obvious, right? It's not. People scatter all types of items for others to locate. All of this is about being irresponsible. Maintaining as little complexity as possible is the straightforward solution. Use gloves, make mental plans, use as few tools as you can, only pay with cash, etc. Forget about utilising a computer to make plans; it's a trap since anything you put on the Internet is accessible to any wet wad.
In fact, I had a guy in one of my crews who had meticulously arranged and kept all of the profit margins from his rackets in his computer. His defence He wanted to keep track of all of his income sources in case he ever suffered from amnesia. He could have been among the many victims of that cafone. He obviously made his payments.
Rule No. 5
Be aware of the effects
Everyone who gets away with anything has one thing in common: they are visionaries who are aware of all the potential consequences of their conduct. You don't realise how significant this is. When something unexpected goes wrong, being able to foresee how it will turn out will help you deal with it and prepare a defence, an aliyah, or some supporting documentation. You must therefore have an emergency plan and an escape plan. Avoid being a moron and failing to have a fallback strategy.
Rule No. 6
Limit the number of participants in the contract
Sometimes we must break the rules, and other times we must enlist the help of others because we are unable to complete the task on our own. That's life, you can't do anything about it. Sure, I like to eat by myself (and you should too), but there are times when you have to share and stop being so damn greedy in order to have something to share in the first place.
You won't be able to carry a two-ton buffalo you just killed on your own, you know what I mean? You don't have to chop up the buffalo by yourself for the entire week, I take it, because Bobby De Niro prefers his buffalo mozzarella fresh.
If you must involve others in your scheme, keep the number of people and, more critically, the amount of information they have access to to a minimum. Never tell somebody anything in full. Keep people in the dark so they can't piece everything together and, if they get caught, they can't give a complete picture, which will lead to your demise.
Don't be a dumb stronzo ; prepare to drop it all if your instinct tells you to.
Rule No. 7
Be prepared to give everything up.
Here's a crucial rule that many fail to remember. No matter how much time you've spent strategizing, courting the skank in the cubicle next to you for an affair, or running a successful Friday night poker gathering, stop doing everything if you feel like you're going to be pinched. It doesn't make the danger worthwhile to spend years withering away in the can. Cut the anchor loose and leave when something becomes out of control or when your gut starts to give you warning signs.
Every circumstance is unique, so I can't offer you a how-to manual on what to watch for, but in this thing of ours, you acquire a sixth feeling when a deal is ready to go south. Your emergency plan will now start to work. You'll be pleased you planned it when you were calm and in control because when crap hits the fan, the last thing you'll be able to do is come up with another plan. So prepare that escape route.
Rule No. 8
Don't alter your routines
When they've done something wrong, the majority of people can't hide it. They appear to have a large pimple of guilt on their faces. I've previously advised being paranoid, but not to show it. Add guilty and suspicious to the list of things to avoid looking at. Avoid making the rookie mistake of revealing your transgressions through your body language.
Don't abruptly adopt new personas or behaviours. Keeping your routine is the greatest approach for you to avoid raising suspicion. If you anticipate that your behaviour will change as a result of something you did, make plans to incorporate the new behaviour into your lifestyle gradually. Imagine what I'm talking about using your head and imagination, for goodness' sake. I won't reveal everything to you. Do I also need to breastfeed you?
Rule No. 9
Keep in mind the little things.
There are plenty of simple things you can do to make sure you cover your arse. One that is clear is not using your credit card when it is convenient (like the clown who uses his card at a motel with his mistress just to get frequent flier points).
Use public phones in unlikely places; the NSA, a division of the US government, has a massive Kansas facility the size of a football field that records every international call, fax, and email transmission. No matter where you are, they can listen in on your conversations, so why should you make things easier for them by doing the research for them? Hold meetings in public spaces and move around the room frequently.
Rent an automobile instead of using your own. Sure, the cops can track the rental car down, but again, why make it easy for them?
Having more than one alibi is preferable. Plan your tasks such that you have the fewest "unaccounted" time gaps as possible.
rename yourself
And as a last, cherry-on-top request, never use your true name. You'd be surprised at how many naive stronzos utilise their true names for improper purposes. If you ask me, if you think you can't remember your own fake identity, then chances are you won't remember your strategy or emergency plan too. Either way, you'll get pinched, so why even try?