“Time is to decisions as gravity is to momentum; an omnipresent force that must be overcome to continue.” Unknown 😦
Time, Gravity & Force…
Preparedness Favours…
“Victory favours neither the righteous nor the wicked; it favours the prepared.“ “Yes my friend, victory comes to the prepared, and to the stout. But how do you expect to be the prepared by staying out of battle? Attack before they attack us, and we will be the prepared. Wait for them to attack us… Read More
Strategy & Tactics: Victory or Defeat…
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” Sun Tzu, circa 500 B.C.
Risk or Rashness?
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different than being rash.” George S. Patton (WWII US General, 1885-1945)
Tactics: It’s the Why that Counts
“Tactics is not whether you go left or right. Tactics is why you go left or right.” General Al Gray (29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1987-1991) He summarised the core of leadership – civilian or military, “If you come and join my Marines, I want you to know that your ‘number one’ job is… Read More
Movement versus Action…
“Never confuse movement with action!” Ernest Hemingway Vincent Nguyen (2013) states this is “Perhaps my favorite Hemingway quote. Learn the difference between simply feigning results and actually performing. Make sure everything you do is defined and can bring measurable success. Don’t settle for less and assume you’re making progress just because you’re moving around. Give… Read More
Fair Fights & Planning…
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan properly!” Manoeuvre Warfare adage.
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 