Haves and have-yachts. You get more elite, you move into more elite circles, you still don't feel elite. There's no such thing as "enough". It requires a certain kind of bloddy-mi… (View Post)

You know that ghastly aphorism about "if you want it enough, you will make it happen?" (Ghastly partly because it's trivially untrue, but mostly because it gives bad people permission … (View Post)

"They're called secrets for a reason." End of Lesson One. "Always ask yourself 'How would my actions look on the front page of the papers?'" End of Lesson Two. The … (View Post)

The heart of the matter, hence Mandy, Trump and all the rest of them: I think "meaningfully need more power or money" is the key. My experience with rich/powerful people, men especially, is… (View Post)

The problem: Anyone with the ambition, drive and personability to make it to the top in competitive fields probably also needs to be willing to... cut corners to get to the top. It's better to r… (View Post)