Allow your opponents to save face
In business, sport or everyday relations, always
allow your opponent to save face. You won. That should be enough. Bragging is
counterproductive-you simply present the opportunity for your audience to think
the opposite. It costs little for you to offer your opponent the opportunity to
excuse his loss. In fact, you may gain appreciation from many observers.
To taunt or shame a defeated opponent may simply
set the stage for another confrontation, with the odds stacked against you.
Your humiliated opponent may plot to redeem his lost honor by staging a rematch
with more allies and more powerful weapons. You turn a quick battle into a
long-term war.
If you lose, do so with grace and good spirit. You
won’t always win, but you can always do what you believe to be right. For you,
there will be another day. If you win, be gracious in victory, because some day
very soon you will be vulnerable. Winning provide you with the opportunity to
show both mercy and humility.
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