To Be Successful, Act Like The Godfather: Say “This I Cannot Do”

The decision was rendered after a careful pause. Head tilted back, thoughtfully scratching his chin, the Godfather delivered his verdict. After Bonasera pleaded further, the Godfather did eventually relent. He provided the justice that Bonasera eagerly sought. But Don Corleone did so at a price: “Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you do do a service for me,” the Godfather informed Bonasera- who was more than eager to reciprocate. The opening of The Godfather was a classic scene in movie history. And it contains a timeless truth that applies to your own personal success: You can do people favors, but only if they value it. The Godfather knew that human nature is fickle. People are ungrateful. They don’t appreciate favors that are done for them. Often, after they get what they want, they forget that a favor was even done. The Godfather was a keen student of human nature. He knew how to make people grateful for the favors he did: he simply refused the favor. The supplicant would persist in asking for the favor. Eventually they would beg. The Godfather would let them dangle for some time before finally acquiescing. He knew that only when the supplicant faced the prospect of not receiving the favor, would the true value of that favor be understood. The Godfather knew that a favor done automatically is no favor at all. <a href="https://medium.com/@markvmorgan/to-be-successful-act-like-the-godfather-say-this-i-cannot-do-85a214df89e4">Website</a>