Won't Get Fooled Again

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Have you ever been duped? I bought a used car and ~ no lie ~ at the very point I left the parking lot it started spitting and sputtering and coughing and belching. (So why didn't it do that during the test drive? Funny how that works.)

So "how do we protect ourselves from being hoodwinked again when it's happened to us in the past?" is really where I'm going with this.

Whether it's a used car salesman, politician or somebody else, if we "won't get fooled again," we're going to have to say "no" to how we got fooled before.

The following is a list of themes common to folks who have the proverbial "wool pulled over their eyes."

See if you agree with (and then be careful to avoid)...

7 ways people get fooled:

1. They become "star struck."
2. They have their mind set and no one can change it.
3. They overlook/dismiss the danger signs.
4. They have a personal need that must/will be met.
5. They turn a deaf ear to counsel.
6. They drink the "kool aid."
7. They live a lie already. (Destructive habit pattern)