A great morning workout GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Yup, back to early morning jits and kettle bells. Great to break a sweat to get the day going.
What Would You Do Wednesday Ed-vise today. Cause it’s WEDNESDAY! And I love WEDNESDAYS!
OK, the notorious Epstein List is supposed to be coming out.
That list is the names of the people who visited Epstein’s Island of Horrors.
If you recall, Jeffery Epstein was a rich guy who sold children for sex to anyone with the money.
A bit of a conspiracy for you: Epstein really wasn’t a very smart individual. Meaning education wise or notoriety or anything else. He had friends in the CIA. There are many who think that the CIA set him up as a rich guy to get dirt on other rich people from around the world so that the CIA could have leverage over those people. Supposedly, the FBI seized a bunch of DVD recordings from the island that allegedly, have a bunch of incriminating things on them. They have never been made public other than a note about the seizing of the discs. The CIA has a really bad history.
Anyway…back to the list.
What Would You Do if you had taken a trip with a person who ended up being a notorious individual?
You may or may not have known about their dark side. Yet, you did take a trip with that individual at some point.
Now there is a list and your name may or may not be on it. What Would You Do?
For me, I say get ahead of the press. If a list has come out and you know you might be on it, come out and say so. Get the issue out of the way. ”Yes, I am on the list and no I did not know of his nefarious activity until afterwards.” Seems easy enough right?
I was on a plane one time and had the privilege of sitting next to a political strategist. We talked at length about a similar topic which was what to do when someone has dirt on a politician. I said come clean. Get ahead of it. The strategist said that’s a bad idea.
“Why” I asked.
Free press coverage.
If you did nothing wrong, the press will come to you for an interview. Free coverage.
They will ask you questions. Free interview.
At those questions, you can put forward your position on various things to the whole wide world. Free rally time.
Give out limited information means more questions will come up and more interviews will come happen.
Which all means you get to stay in the limelight for a very long time. Your name gets recognized by likely voters. Everyone is Googling you. And when the ballot comes out, your name is TOPS on the ticket because your name has been paraded through the press like it’s the most important thing in the world.
If you jump ahead of the conversation and confess and such, well, that ends the story.
So, when this list comes out, there will be plenty of famous and infamous names on it. And we will hear their names over, and over, and over, and over. They will become household names. Some will end up being associated with bad things. Others with not so bad.
In the end, if you don’t want the press, get ahead of the list. If you need the coverage for, say your business, or political career, or brand, keep your mouth shut and wait for the press to come to you.
It all depends on what you need or don’t need.
I’m just saying
That’s it for today. Be the person your dog things you are. Check in on each other and remember the best martial arts vegetable is…BROCO-LEE! BWAHAHAHAHHAHAA…JUDO CHOP!
Peace
Ed-vise 