For the military generals and strategists of the world, "Divide and Conquer" has been one of the most familiar battle cries for 100's and 100's of years. The reason that strategy endures to this day is because it works.Instead of facing a full-on attack, divide your enemy into several disorganized and disconnected fragments and you'll stand a much better chance of victory.
Divide and Conquer is a very basic, winning strategy used by the military. Many corporate negotiators use this strategy as well. Anytime you're up against an opponent who has many faces (could be actual physical people, or even one person with multiple agendas, or a whole group of people with separate agendas) you'll have a far better chance of getting your way if you can take one big problem and break it into several smaller ones.
But what if you're the problem?
What if the battle you face every day is with yourself?
If you're not getting what you want in life - if you'd like to be, have or do something different but haven't gotten there yet - it's quite likely the face you see in the mirror each morning represents the toughest opponent you'll ever face.
You've probably heard the phrase, "He's his own worst enemy." It means that for whatever reason a person just cannot get himself to do the things he should. He's stuck. He lacks a strategy for success.
The cause of this very common inner battle for most people is indecision. They simply cannot make up their minds what to do. They ask their friends for advice. They ask their family for advice. They search online. They buy courses and programs and books to search for the answer to their problem. And boy, they find lots of answers! Often, too many.
"A confused mind does nothing."
With so much information available now, they get confused, they overload themselves. They hear about one action to take that will solve their problem, but then they read about another that could work equally well. Now they have to decide. But to decide means to commit to one while leaving the other behind. So rather than commit they keep searching. Ultimately putting off making any decision. It's a self-fulfilling cycle.
Most times, actually taking any one of the options he finds and working it would bring him success. But so often he'll dabble a bit with one, then hop on over to try another because it might be easier. But a half-hearted effort never wins the prize.
Ultimately, the best strategy for claiming victory over your own inner struggles is: "DECIDE and CONQUER!"
Throughout history you will find that the people who can make decisions quickly and ACT on them succeed to a far greater extent than all the other 90% of the population combined.
Let "DECIDE and CONQUER!" be your battle cry this year.
Get the facts but then trust your instinct. The human mind was designed for survival. Unless you're psychotic, you'll come up with the correct answer instinctively more than you'll come up with the wrong one. Stop second guessing yourself.
Decide, which does I'm afraid mean commit to one, and take whatever action you need to in order to acheive the success and prosperity you desire this year.
"DECIDE AND CONQUER!"
More helpful information on decision making, along with the full-color image shown above, can be found on pages 13 and 14 of "Building Blocks of Prosperity" Let me leave you with one final quote, by one of my favorites, Jim Rohn...
"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off.
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