Choose Your Battles

Choose Your Battles

Hey Hey Hey, if we are fully armed, can we just go out there, pick on anyone and expect to remain unbruised and end up as the last man standing?  No sirrrrrs.  Even history tells us that the generals from way way back.  Napoleon, the great French general who was heavily bemedalled and decorated with so many battles won found his ill-fated invasion of Russia as the final nail on his coffin as the sheer size and climate of Russia decimated Napoleon's forces.  If only he heard that we got to  Choose Your Battles💎💎💎

Knowing what battles to fight [or which ones you should either avoid or leave behind, or worst, even walk away in the middle of the skirmish] remains the most critical to success.  If and when we find ourself fighting too many battles [on too many fronts], trust me, you and me will end up heavily drained whether emotionally, mentally or even physically.  What then worsens things is that the quality of life and even our performance whether at work or in our business will be impacted.  Who says fighting too many battles will NOT take its toll on us❓❓❓

So HOW do we CHOOSE OUR BATTLES?  Thinking that you have to fight a battle that actually belongs to someone else is a very easy mistake to make.  Sometimes we do get involved in another person's battle without even meaning to.  Alternatively, we might be the kind of person who likes to 'stick it up' on behalf your timid colleagues.  If at all, RESIST falling into that trap💊💊💊

Then, down the line, let's ask ourselves, WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL WINNING THIS BATTLE MAKE IN OUR LONG TERM? To answer that question, step back and look at the BIG PICTURE because that might mean your strategy.  OR your relationship with your boss at work.  OR might mean the direction of your career [which you DON'T want to get derailed].  When you consider all the possible outcomes, assess how will they affect the BIG PICTURE❎❎❎

Then flip the coin and ask yourself, WHAT IF YOU LOSE that battle?  This is the way to go, assess things both ways.  An evaluation of the downsides is NOT a reason to avoid going to that battle BUT instead weighing the downsides against the upsides in a clear-headed fashion will help us down the road to identify if IS IT REALLY WORTH FIGHTING THAT BATTLE?  Then if you DON'T fight that battle, will you ever live with yourself afterwards?  Point is, whichever tack you take, you should NOT be remorseful or regretful at all in the future. Do Choose Your Battles in life📗📘📙