No One Wins a Long War: Escaping the Slow Drain of Endless Struggles

From The Strategize, Adapt, and Overcome Podcast by Brad Young · 15:02

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Today we look at why no one wins a long war.In the second chapter of The Art of War, Sun Tzu makes a statement that is about as blunt as anything in the book. He says, There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. And a few lines later, he gives the instruction that follows from it: In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.Sun Tzu understood something that a lot of leaders throughout history ignored. A long war bleeds you dry even when you're winning. The weapons grow dull. The soldiers lose their spirit. The treasury empties. And while you're exhausted, other enemies who've been watching from the sidelines see their chance and move in.Now, most of us aren't leading armies. But I'd bet that almost everyone listening right now is fighting at least one long war. Maybe it's a grudge you've carried for years. Maybe it's a project at work that never quite dies and never quite succeeds. Maybe it's a battle with yourself that you've been losing a little bit every day for a decade. Today I want to help you see those long wars clearly, count what they're really costing you, and find a way to bring them to an end.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-strategize-adapt-and-overcome-podcast-by-brad-young--7094741/support.

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