“Never trade luck for skill.” Unknown
Linking Trade, Luck & Skill
Lessons & Goals, Learning & Focus…
What ‘could have been’ are lessons. Learn from them. What ‘might be’ are goals. Focus on them.
That Won’t Happen Next Time…
“Next time and never are not as far apart as people think. They are separated only by deception.” Unknown
What About the Rules?
“Only those who understand a rule should be allowed to break it!” Unknown. Other versions include “Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.” Dalai Lama XIV “A smart person knows all the rules so he can break them wisely.” Lubna Azmi
Solon’s Top 10 Tips
In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend. Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them. Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. Speech is the mirror of action. Reprove thy friend privately; commend him publicly. Clear your mind of can’t. I grow… Read More
Linking Difficult, Great, Easy & Small
“Do that which is difficult, while it is easy.” Sun Tzu That’s the crunched version, others include: “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” “Plan for what it is difficult while it is… Read More
Learning: In the Classroom or on the Streets?
“You can either learn the lessons in the classroom or wait until the suspect teaches them to you on the streets!” Commander Daryl Evans, LASD (15 May 2005)
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 