2
Sep
2
Sep
Ability to lead his army Something that often gets overlooked is the need to employ others in the execution of your plan. This is one of the highest leverage factors in executing a plan. We only have 24 hours in a day. In order to achieve maximum effectiveness, it is absolutely necessary to utilize the [...]
30
Aug
28
Aug
Ability to execute plans The general should have the ability to execute plans effectively. Even if your plan has a ninetyeight percent chance of success, if you don’t execute, you will not reach your objective. If at the height of the day, you do not dry things in the sun, this is termed losing time. [...]
25
Aug
Ability to plan The general should have the ability to plan, especially in the area of strategy. He must know when to fight and when not to fight, where he should be fighting, how he should go about fighting, whom he is fighting and why he is fighting. He should know which weapons to use [...]
24
Aug
Great endeavors ☰ ☷ ☲ ☵ The first thing which creates reputation and fame are great endeavors. You remember back in the Heaven quadrant I asked “What are you going to stand for from now on?” Maybe now you’re beginning to see how all of these things are inter-related. How everything which rises must converge. [...]
23
Aug
Sincerity The general must be sincere when dealing with people, especially the members of his working group. When a general treats his men like his beloved sons, they will be willing to support him unto death. Pay attention to nourishing the troops, and do not tire them unnecessarily. —The Art of War However, he must [...]
23
Aug
Being firmly rooted in your own core identity causes other people to be attracted to you. Core grounding creates Gravitas. Weight. Density of presence which naturally compels others to move toward you, support your goals, and want to be around you. Attracting The Right People ☰ ☷ ☲ ☵ Once you’ve become congruent with your [...]
22
Aug
The material in these bingfa can be viewed as a “mental” martial art. So, the same “rules” apply as with physical martial arts. Use the same amount of discretion when employing the techniques you learn here. In the following, I talk a lot about the “competition” and your “opponent” and the “enemy.” Please remember that [...]
20
Aug
The opening passage of The Art of War states: Warfare is the greatest affair of the state, the basis of life and death, the way of survival or extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed. With an abstracted view of “warfare” as “competition,” and the context personalized, the quote above reads: Competition is the [...]


