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What does it mean?
The author acknowledges their intense reputation and potential threat.
In plain terms
I am seen as crazy and dangerous.
What can you take from it?
Understand how you are perceived.

Where it applies

  • political activism
  • revolutionary movements
  • public scrutiny

Putting it to work

  • assess risks
  • manage image

Questions to consider

  • Are you dangerous?
  • How are you seen?

Another view

Being seen as dangerous can be a liability.

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