Quotes About Strategy

Play the victim card to attain power, then, once you have it, use it to shield yourself from legitimate criticism.

There is another thing about the Chinese: they do not like to have unfriendly powers on either side of them.

At at any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering.

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Used

Lots of people have been making lists for years but have never found the procedure to be particularly effective.

It's fine to decide not to decide about something. You just need a decide-not-to-decide system to get it off your mind

Your principles created the boundaries of your plan.

The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

Think carefully about where and when and under what circumstances you can do which actions, and organize your lists accordingly.

of professionals down in the trenches, I can safely say that virtually all of us could be doing more planning, more informally and more often, of our projects and our lives.

There are two types of projects, however, that deserve at least some sort of planning activity: (1) those that still have your attention even after you've determined their next actions, and (2) those about which potentially useful ideas and supportive detail just show up ad hoc.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. —Henri Bergson If

Creating "ABC" priority codes and daily "to-do" lists were key techniques developed to help people sort through their choices in some meaningful way.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. —Edward Gibbon At

It's OK to decide not to decide—as long as you have a decide-not-to-decide system.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. —Edward Gibbon

The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

What behavior might undermine what I'm doing, and how can I prevent it?

Minute-to-minute and day-to-day you don't have time to think. You need to have already thought. Obviously

Think of what a successful outcome would look like: where would you be physically, financially, in terms of reputation, or whatever? Brainstorm potential steps. Organize your ideas. Decide on the next actions. Are you any clearer about where you want to go and how to get there?

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let our advance worrying become our advance thinking and planning. —Winston Churchill

People love to win. If you're not totally clear about the purpose of what you're doing, you have no chance of winning.