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Today’s Sun Tzu
“The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it will conquer; let such a one be retained. The one that hearkens not shall suffer defeat: let him be dismissed.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 1: Laying Plans
Act on good counsel or lose the mandate.
What it means

Advice unused is worse than no advice; the discipline is to listen, decide, and execute.

Use it todayThis week, take one piece of advice you have been resisting and act on it.
Today’s questionWhose counsel am I ignoring, and what would happen if I actually used it?
#advice#listening#execution
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