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CHAPTER 2 – DOING BATTLE

Battle - Any conflict or struggle. A hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces. Participation in such hostile encounters or engagements.

Previous Posts On Appraisals

While each one of these posts is designed to be read separately and independently of each other, it would be useful if you read the previous posts on Appraisals, which can be found by clicking here.

Previous Posts On Doing Battle

If you have not already done so, you may want to read my previous post on Doing Battle, which can be found by clicking here.

Moving Forward – A Quote From Sun Tzu

Thus in the military, one has heard of foolish speed, but has not observed skillful prolonging. And there has never been a military prolonging that has brought advantage to the state.

What Does This Quote Mean?

Skillful – Having or possessing knowledge and aptitude. An expert. One who does it better than others.

Prolonging – To lengthen in duration; to protract. To lengthen in extent. To make something last longer. To continue; to extend. To draw things out in order to gain time.

It means that if you cannot beat someone in a face to face battle, simply draw things out. They may eventually grow tired and you will win because you lasted longer than they did.

Think about your life.

Think about your business.

Think about virtually anything.

Do you feel as if you are constantly doing battle against some adversary? Are prices too high, so you’re doing battle with the grocery store? Are gas prices too high, so you’re doing battle with the gas station and the gas companies? Is your boss paying you too little, so you’re doing battle with your boss?

There are countless ways this concept can be applied.

The point is this. The one who hangs on the longest, frequently wins the game.

In fact, I’m going through that right now in a work / client situation. We’re trying to reach a common ground on which we can both agree. I’m just hanging in there and continually stating my point of view. How it works out, remains to be seen.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Laws of Positioning #11 – Position Yourself To Be Committed

Laws of Positioning #13 – Position Yourself To Be Confident

Laws of Positioning #37 – Position Yourself To Be Focused

Laws of Positioning #53 – Position Yourself To Be Immortal

Another Quote and Another Point To Be Discussed

And so one who does not thoroughly know the HARM from employing the military cannot thoroughly know the ADVANTAGE from employing the military.

What Does This Quote Mean?

It means that unless you can understand ALL sides to a problem, you do not totally understand the problem.

Until such time as you know what BAD things can happen as a result of your actions, how can you possibly under the good that can happen?

Leaving all religious affiliations aside, I’ve often heard it said, how can God (or the universe or whatever diety you have faith in), allow bad things to happen to good people?

While I don’t like it any more than you, I believe that bad things happen to good people so that everyone can learn to appreciate the good even more than we already do.

Until we know ALL sides of a situation, we cannot possibly COMPLETELY understand any one side of the situation.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow, we will talk more about how to use our resources wisely.

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