Sex, Greed and Emotion

My wife has a saying "God gave a man a penis and a brain but only enough blood to use one at a time"

She trots this out at regular intervals whenever a man does something dumb that involves a beautiful young girl and she must be right because this seems to happen with monotonous regularity!

But there are other things that drain your brain of blood making it impossible to think clearly.

Greed and emotion.

These are, in my view, the main reasons why people get defrauded in investment schemes.

Greed and emotion are also the primary reason why people do stupid things in the corporate environment or for that matter anywhere else.

Greed not only involves money. It could be greed for recognition, for promotion, for personal validation, for something to boost a poor self image.

And emotion is a real killer of reasoned decision. Who amongst us can honestly say that we have made a quality decision while under the influence of ANY strong emotion.

Note that these are the three main tools of the fraudster. He will appeal to, or manipulate your emotions, your out of control lust, your greed, to lure you into an untenable situation.

By the time you recover your senses, by the time that your brain once again has enough blood to function, it may be to late.

So take a moment, walk away, take the decision tomorrow when you have thought it through, when you have considered all the consequences and future implications, never decide ANYTHING when you are under the influence of powerful emotions.

Don't ever allow anyone to manipulate your emotions so that you make a dumb decision.

The consequences can be fatal.