Chapter 7: Applying Classic Warrior Principles to Business and Life
I always thought it was something of
fashion statement for business men
and women to carry copies of The Art
of War by Sun Tsu. I understood their
claim that it was relevant to business
strategy and that many of the ideas
are still relevant, but it all seemed a
bit fanciful to me. More like vanity and posing! How could a thousand year-old
treatise genuinely be relevant to today's world of computers and mobile phones?
That was until I began to practice the warrior mindset and quickly realised that it
actually is highly relevant. Sure, it won't teach you to use MSWord, but in terms of
marketing, leadership and the management of resources it is still very useful. These
ideas and suggestions are timeless and can be applied in almost limitless situations.
Look at it this way, if the advice is good enough to help you win wars with swords
and arrows, then surely it can help you to get Bill from accounting to stop
complaining.