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Win Without Burnout: Ancient Stragegy for Modern Leadership

With Sun Tzu Art of War, Yijing & Love Intelligence Let me start with a question for everyone watching this from different parts of the world. Why is it that in fast, high-pressure years, some people collapse, some merely survive, and a small group quietly rise — without burning out? 2026 is not an ordinary year. In Chinese metaphysics, it is a Fire Horse year. Fire represents speed, visibility, emotion, urgency. Horse represents movement, independence, restlessness, refusal to be controlled. Put them together and you get a world that: • moves faster than human nervous systems, • reacts before it reflects, • and rewards boldness — but punishes recklessness. Most people respond to this kind of year in one way. They push harder. • More effort. • More meetings. • More KPIs. • More hustle. But here is the uncomfortable truth I have seen again and again over nearly four decades of working life. Burnout does not come from weakness. Burnout comes from fighting the wrong bat...

Winning and Success as per Sun Tzu Art of War books

HOW ANDY DEFINES WINNING 1. Winning Without Fighting Central to both books is the Sun Tzu philosophy of winning by strategy, not struggle. Andy defines winning not as crushing your opponent , but as achieving your goals with the least resistance , often by: Avoiding unnecessary battles Positioning wisely Using timing and leverage Influencing through energy (e.g. love, clarity, calm) “When you win without fighting, you win with grace — and you win again and again.” This echoes Sun Tzu’s original wisdom : “To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” 2. Winning = Inner and Outer Harmony In Sun Tzu Sales Secrets , Andy often ties winning to inner clarity and outer results . It's not just about sales numbers — it’s about whether the win feels aligned with your purpose. You’re truly winning only when you don’t lose yourself in the process. 🧭 HOW ANDY DEFINES SUCCESS 1. Success = Fulfillment + Alignment Success isn’t jus...

Don't Overvalue the Low Values and Undervalue the High Values

You have all heard about people making headlines in winning awards, making the most money, achieve highest sales and being the first and the largest . We seldom heard of people winning awards for things such as help the most people, being the most honest guy and making the most sacrifice for others. Yes, our world overvalue things such as make the most money, be the first, win titles, aim for bigger things and go for fame and recognition.  But unknown to many, such things are actually of low value.  This is because it is extremely easy to achieve such things.  All you need to do is to put in lots of efforts to achieve them.  But it is very difficult to achieve the higher noble things in life : build character, make a difference, care for people, teach people and understand people with compassion.  Such noble things are often undervalued.  That's why no awards in this world are created for them. If you were to look back to your school days, you will...