Evaluate the Landscape #176

“Neglected for now, but yo it’s got to be accepted  – (That What?)

…That life is hectic …”

 Takeaway #176: Listen, you can play the role of the victim or alternatively suit up and get competitive.  Focus on your strengths, minimize your weaknesses.  Recognize what you are best at given the lay of the land, and exploit that competitive advantage…now.

Wu-Tang ClanC.R.E.A.M. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (1993)

NOTE: … “Transient-Advantage”or the Fleeting Nature of Competitive Advantage?

Takeaway #111: No Whining

but all I do is bitch about how I can’t find my niche

while standing in a treeless forest holding a battle axe

hate is a virus and it destroys habitats

 

Calm Treat Me Like A Villain

Takeaway 111:  No whining.  If you need to pick up some self-help books-on-tape, come with the quickness and git’er-done.  Bitter is not better and it certainly doesn’t help you make the cheddar or get that green.

For example:

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