Yearly Takeaway 2018

The most potent lesson I learned (or relearned) in 2018.

Act to Win!

A seminar at work was very useful in learning about disconnecting one’s “self” from a problem in order to clearly solve it. Disconnecting oneself is a brilliant tactic. However, as good as that lesson was, I still need to give it up for Sun Tzu’s lesson about victory which I keep learning over and over again but more so this year.

Basically, only perform actions when you’re certain to reach the goal. The corollary is don’t perform actions that yield little or no results. Avoid gambles. Study the scenario. If the goal is too lofty, change the environment or the goal so that the action can lead to the goal. In others words, act and react to attain positive results and avoid negative ones.