10 Life Lessons You Can Learn From The Game Of Thrones

Now that you will be spending your weekday nights hogging on to Star World and Star World HD as the new episodes of The Game of Thrones has begun, there are quite a few lessons to learn from this TV series. Here we present you 10 life lessons, which are of absolute necessity to you.

#1 Gardens are the new golf courses when it comes to business

Conduct all your business, clandestine or otherwise, while having a leisurely walk through a picturesque garden in dappled sunshine. Then eat some lemon cake to close the deal.

#2 You Need Money to Fight A War

This isn't exclusive to Game of Thrones, but it is a good lesson "The Laws of Gods and Men" taught us.

#3 All men must die

So don't get too hung up on things like moral compasses or exacting terrible, final revenges.

#4 Always listen to your mother/magic ghost wolf

Where would Robb Stark be if he had listened to his mother Catelyn's warning about not trusting Walder Frey, or at least made sure Grey Wind was invited to his uncle's wedding? Probably not with his direwolf's head sewn on to his decapitated corpse and his nearest and dearest all brutally murdered, that's where.

#5 Winter is coming

Leaders remain vigilant. The world is uncertain. The best leaders always innovate, stay strong, and plan for the future. Being prepared for the unexpected is essential. Embrace winter, especially when everyone else is distracted and basking in the sun.

#6 Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder

Chaotic times reveal a leader's strength. When times are good, it's easy to be the leader. Only when chaos reigns, do many leaders rise. Effective leaders aren't thwarted by challenges. They use challenges to foist them higher. As Littlefinger, highlights: "Many who try to climb fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them." Leaders are not broken. They continue to climb.

#7 Any man, who must say, I am the king, is no true king

True power comes from where people believe it comes from. Not from where you say it comes from. The best leaders are followed based on the collective will, not because they say, "I am the boss." Power and influence, often come from unexpected places.

#8 A Lannister always pays his debts

In the workplace, the quickest way to lose respect, and power, is to promise things you can't deliver. The surest way to get people to do things for you is for them to trust that you will do what you say you will in the future. Leaders follow through on their word. When they say they are going to do something, they do it.

#9 Always Blame a Dead Guy

If you or your friend are being sought after because of who you are, name-wise, just do what Arya did in "What Is Dead May Never Die" and say the one they're looking for is the one they just killed. Both easy and peasy, and allows Gendry to not-die another day.

#10 The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword

Don't shy away from making tough calls. And just as importantly, do the unpleasant work to follow through. As Ned reminds us, "He who hides behind executioners soon forgets what death is." Leaders, who spend time in the trenches, doing the tough work, will take making tough decisions more seriously.

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