![]() ![]() You need to not only know what your strengths are, but use them in order to best amplify all aspects of your life. Playing to your strengths is an important aspect to any life. So what is my eye opening insight? Keeping your friends close means to keep your strengths close to who you are, keep your enemies closer refers to keeping your downfalls or fears closer than your strengths, this means is that your fears should play a more active role in your life than your strengths. But seriously, what is the first thing you think of when you read that ubiquitous statement? Do you think about how you should always be breathing down the neck of the people you dislike in life? Does it remind you about how you should have a close relationship with everyone in your life? Does the statement itself anger you to no ends because you are tired as hell of hearing someone state it in every Steven Segal movie? All of them are excellent stances, but not exactly the kickass conclusion I came to. ![]() Why is it so great? Because I damn well say it is. So clearly I have way too much free time in order to ponder the ramblings of some retired naval officer, but alas it makes for a great article. Instantly I was transported into every Tom Clancy book ever created and quickly realized that the saying, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” is not only one of the most used phrases in any form of media, but it holds a level of truth to it that many people don’t even realize. I was driving around today running a bunch of mindless errands and having a bit of a nostalgia trip before I permanently vacate the Midwest next week and I began to ponder the idea of having friends and enemies in life.
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