It's Lonely At The Top
Lord Voldemort is probably the best and worst example of some of the things we should or shouldn’t do to manage the stress in our lives. We all have our goals–his happens to be killing Harry Potter, but you may want to manage your finances or be a more well-rounded individual than that. Well, take some hints from what He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, for in this blog, These-Things-Shall-Be-Named.
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE NEW MOVIE OR READ “THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE” you might want to skip this paragraph.
HORCRUXES: A Loose Metaphor For Bills
Don’t do like the Dark Lord and spread yourself too thin. If you were to split your soul into seven or so pieces only to discover at the last minute that you had one piece of your soul that could spell your doom unnacounted for, wouldn’t you be pissed? Thankfully, that kind of Dark Magic doesn’t exist, but in our Muggle world it does–in the form of credit card debt. Most people I know have more than three credit cards and are juggling payments. Consolidating all your bills into one debt or applying for a low-interest line of credit can alleviate that strain and avoid you seeking the comforting solace of Butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks.
DELEGATE
Good ol’ Voldy is the master of getting other people to do his dirty work and you should be to! It’s often best to defer tasks to people who have more expertise than you anyway, even a control-freak like Voldemort knows that. There no shame in doing that as it allows you to concentrate on other, loftier objectives like KILLING HARRY POTTER! You don’t even have to recruit a team of Death-Eaters, friends will do. They are often a great support system. An unemployed friend is ideal as looking for a job is not a good excuse to help you with that website dedicated to finding ways to KILL HARRY POTTER!
DON’T BE GREEDY
Voldemort wanted to be the ONLY powerful wizard around, but I can only wonder what the Magical World would be like if he just left poor Harry alone. Like most dictatorial types, the Dark Wizard suffered from a narcissistic complex, which, as history tells us, is counter-productive to even the grandest schemes of world-domination. In the workplace and at home, this leaves you with few people you can trust because you’ll always be worrying about people stealing your thunder. Do what most of the more successful companies do when there is a healthy level of competition: step up your game, or merge and acquire. Joining forces often makes for a better anything that your striving to create or accomplish anyway. That is, unless you’re a narcissist. Then I cannot help you…
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Tags: Debt, Delegate, George Panayotou, Harry Potter, Horcruxes, Magic, Recession, Screw You Recession, Virgin Mobile, Voldemort
