Integrated Success Principles version 11 Incorporating Jeff Bezos' Advice

Here is version 11 of the Integrated Success Principles from all the famous and successful people, past and present. This version incorporated Jeff Bezos' 7 Advice for Success from Bill Murphy.

Here is Bezos' 7 Advice for Success:




Does it add any new dimension to my success principles? The answer is no but it does give further perspective to help us understand better.



Lim Liat (c) 9 June 2019

The Winners' Attitudes from the Art of War

Sun Zi's Art of War is about winning. In fact, winning without a war. It begins with having the right attitudes. What are the winners' attitudes? Here is the mind-map from a deep understanding of the Art of War.

The Winners' Attitudes mind-map:

The Winners' Attitudes

• Cautious Optimism – Yes, we can achieve
  • We can win against giants
    • Anything is Possible if we know howSun Zi gives us the secrets of winning
• Outside-In View – We adapt to the external world
  • Read the Situations – Detect, Response or Create
• Prudence – Kiasuism – Foresee, Calculate, Decide
  • Max Net-Returns @ Min Risks
    • Win without War
  • Calculation & Evidence-based decision making. 计 – 计划，计算
  • Collect intelligence (hidden, intentions) and information
  • Kiasuism – Murphy’ Law “if Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will.”So plan for the contingencies
  • Foresee And Manage Threats First then Exploit The Opportunities
  • Win By Strategy, Alliance, With War As the Last Resort
  • Then Chose Wisely
    • Only fight the war you can win
  • Win Decisively & Quickly
• Cool Head & Committed Heart – Agitation disables us to see, think & act rightly
  • OOAD – Observe, Orient, Decide & Act
  • Fully energized and committed to the mission
• Never do the following:
• Be proud but be humble and prudent to examine all factors objectively.
• Go for fortune telling – But by evidence.
• Hope for the best / Optimistic – But by Calculation only.
• Go for glory – But choose to fight the defeated or easy-win foe.
• Go for revenge – biased view and wrong goals that bring defeats.
• Be angered which leads to irrationality and failure.
• Care too much about his reputation can be easily provoked.
• Be tricked or be tempted by benefits, desires, disguises, distraction, hearsays, etc.

Lim Liat (c)7-6-19