A buddy entered into negotiations
with a venture capitalist.
The venture capitalist
said
during those negotiations,
“What do you think
I’m going to do
– push you out of your own company?”
He then laughed
and said that was a joke.
Years later,
the venture capitalist
pushed my buddy
out of his own company.
Most people monitor
what they say.
So when people say
bad things out loud,
know that is usually
what they’re truly thinking
and
that’s how
their mind works.
ESPECIALLY
if they claim
it was a ‘joke.’
When people say
bad things out loud,
believe they’re capable
of those bad things
and proceed with caution.