The Art of Strategy

I was reminded today why it is so important to have a plan, a long-range vision of the intention behind your actions.  Every action should be a step in a direction that is strategic yet fluid, moving towards your goals regardless of whether or not these change over time.

As I contemplated this, I was reminded of one of my favorite excerpts from “The Art of War.”  Not that I’m big into war stuff.  This one just speaks to strategy in general…which is important to warfare, or so I hear.

Anyway, it goes like this:

“Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively.  THey are like a great river that maintains its course ut adjusts its flow…they have form but are formless.  They are skilled in both planning and adapting and need not fear the result of a thousand battles; for they win in advance, defeating those that have already lost.”

Sun Tzu was the man.