There is a lot of wisdom that flows from these Navy Seal turned authors.
Another Seal turned Author is Richard Marcinko. In an Interview by Sonshi (SunTzu) he was asked the following interesting question
"...your career progression in the Navy to full commander was not only due to your level of efficacy to get the job done through some rather creative maneuvers -- damn the consequences -- but also to "punching your ticket" and following the rules. How did you strike that balance, and would you advise your children to do anything different?His answer was equally interesting
Marcinko: I had to know the "system" and know where it was flexible enough for my personal interpretation. Once I committed, I had to know the potential consequences and be prepared to accept those consequences or have a plan to deal with them. (KNOWING THE ENEMY...whomever it is/was). I ask my children (all of them) to be what they want to be; just be the best they can at what they choose.The SYSTEM we need to KNOW therefore is our OWN MASTER SYSTEM
WHERE its FLEXIBLE enough for 'interpretation' AND where notNow the ENEMY in our case is NOT out there... BUT WITHIN here
AND once COMITTED to KNOW potential CONSEQUENCES and to ACCEPT them OR have a PLAN to DEAL with them... AND to KNOW the ENEMY
Its that constant voice of fear, doubt, worry around not being good enough, not being important enough, not being confident enough etc etcSo getting back to Richard Machovich... HOW do you know you have STACKED your ADVANTAGES that stacks your DECK in a way to ENSURE success?
