{"id":1305,"date":"2019-09-22T16:58:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T20:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2022-03-08T09:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:40:22","slug":"48-laws-of-power-law-34-be-royal-in-your-own-fashion-act-like-a-king-to-be-treated-like-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/48-laws-of-power-law-34-be-royal-in-your-own-fashion-act-like-a-king-to-be-treated-like-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Law 34: Be Royal in Your Own Fashion: Act Like a King to Be Treated Like One (48 Laws of Power)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview of Law #34: <\/strong>Be Royal in Your Own Fashion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Act like royalty and people will treat you that way. Project dignity and supreme confidence that you\u2019re destined for great things. If you demand a high price, people will think you\u2019re worth it; you\u2019ll accrue power and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Principles<\/strong> of Law 34<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Act like royalty, and people will treat you as if you were royal, conferring on you status, respect, and power.
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The crown creates an aura of power and entitlement that emanates from a king. Create such an aura for yourself by acting as if you\u2019re destined for great things<\/strong>. Your supreme confidence and belief in yourself<\/a> will radiate power the same way a crown does. Act like a king to be treated like one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Law 34 of the 48 Laws of Power<\/a>, this kind of self-confidence is contagious \u2014 others will believe it, and you can ask for and receive what you want. Your belief in yourself will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.<\/strong> Children charm adults this way when they confidently and happily ask for what they want \u2014 and adults enjoy indulging them. 
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Be sure to act differently \u2014 people have expectations for how a king should act, and you must meet them in order to be treated like a king<\/strong>. One of the most important is to act differently \u2014 separate yourself \u2014 from those around you.
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One way to set yourself apart is to always act with great dignity, or regal bearing. (Don\u2019t confuse this with arrogance, which is a sign of insecurity.) Be royal in your own fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie came from a noble family, but wasn\u2019t expected to ever ascend to the throne. However, as a young man his dignity, calmness, and self-confidence gave him a royal bearing that was soon noticed by the king, and he rose in the ranks. Selassie knew to act like a king to be treated like one.
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Along with developing your inner confidence and strength, Law 34 of the 48 Laws of Power<\/a> gives you several outward strategies to act like a king.
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