Today’s Sun Tzu
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
胜兵先胜而后求战，败兵先战而后求胜
Put yourself in a winning position before you act.
What it means
The outcome is largely determined before the contest begins. Sun Tzu separates "winning" (creating favorable conditions) from "fighting" (the visible contest). If you only start trying to win once the fight has begun, you have already lost the advantage.
Use it todayBefore launching a project, a trade, or a pitch, build the conditions that make success likely — then act.
Today’s questionAm I trying to win a fight I should have won before it started?