Battlefield of words, attention, trust, inflouence and energy

You might not be fighting a war — but if you’ve ever:

 Tried to lead a team resistant to change

 Pitched a proposal and got blank stares

 Tried to resolve a workplace conflict peacefully

 Felt burnt out from constant firefighting

...then you're in a battlefield of your own.

The weapons today are words, attention, trust, influence, and energy.

The enemies? Disengagement, misunderstanding, ego, and fear.

Sun Tzu shows us how to navigate this with clarity and precision.

Win to fight, not fight to win.

This means:

 Clarify your outcome before you take action.

 Set the field so the outcome is inevitable.

 Engage only when the result is certain.

Think of it like a master chess player who wins mentally before making the first move. Or a skilled negotiator who frames the entire conversation before a single word is spoken.

You don't need to overpower others when you've already out-positioned them.

For example, before I make the commitment to invest, I clarify what is the invesment goals. I set the field by only look at those that meet my investment goals. Only when the investment returns are close to my desired outcome would I sersiously consider.

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