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Name: Vince
Country: United States
State: California
Gender: Male
Expertise: Multimedia, Film/TV, Management, Technical Leadership, Business Strategy, Military Leadership, Tactics, Martial Arts
Occupation: Executive
Industry: Media
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Member Since:
3/19/2001
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| LAO TZU
"TAO TE CHING"
Chapter 1
The Tao that can be described
is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be spoken
is not the eternal Name.
The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and Earth.
The named is the mother of creation.
Freed from desire, you can see the hidden mystery.
By having desire, you can only see what is visibly real.
Yet mystery and reality
emerge from the same source.
This source is called darkness.
Darkness born from darkness.
The beginning of all understanding.
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| Capitalize on opportunities
"If one gains victory in battle and is successful in attacks, but does not exploit those achievements, it is disastrous. This is called waste and delay."
-- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Once you have achieved a victory, capitalize on it. Take leadership. People will tend to slack but you must motivate them to keep working hard and capitalize on the present situation, whether the previous result was a win or a loss. You will then achieve a string of victories without giving thought to fame or pain.
You will be praised by others but they do not make you haughty and arrogant. On when you forget yourself can you start to think about others. The truly successful individuals are the ones who fully realize their genius when they are long retired. They die with no regrets and are proud of the contribution they made to society. Likewise, society will never forget them. They have become a legacy.
-- V.S.
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| The Few, the Proud, the Leaders...
"Perceiving a victory when it is perceived by all is not the highest excellence."
-- Sun Tzu.
Leaders do not merely imitate nor do they compromise. Most of all, they do not blindly follow the crowd. They take a course of action - despite what is popular - as it makes sense and calculations were made. This is why leadership requires competence, confidence, and the fortitude to withstand loneliness.
While the masses vie against each other for the easy routes, the leader is quietly willing to take on the most challenging of paths. In the end, pioneers and contrarians reap the greatest benefits because they thought things through and endured hardships to get to where they want to go. It is the path many people say they want to take, but few ever start... and even fewer finish.
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| Control Your Destiny
"So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked."
--- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
We are reminded of something we all have complete control over: ourselves. Even if we ignore everything else, we can remain safe if we concentrate on our own progress and defense. The opponent may know how to win, but he cannot necessary do it because we have prepared for him.
What this also means is we should never rely solely on outside factors to help us. Outside factors may enhance our chances but the chances of victory will be greatly diminished if these factors goes out of our influence and thus out of our control. Thus be as independent as possible from others without shunning alliances, and in turn, be more in control of your own destiny...
--- V.S.
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