"Don’t fight forces; use them," said philosopher, architect, and inventor Buckminster Fuller. But oh, how hard it is to live by this rule!
Why? Pride gets in the way. The ego craves an epic victory, imagining itself in a noble knight’s tournament, charging full speed, bone to bone.
The problem is, the ego challenges forces immeasurably stronger than itself—forces like nature, both within and around it.
Take the entrepreneur who works non-stop for years, neglecting food, sleep, and exercise, as if he has nine lives like a cat. He’s like a pilot refusing to land for refueling. Who will win—gravity or him?
You can’t stretch the day to defeat the night once and for all. And worse, every added imbalance costs you exponentially more.
In truth, our reserves of physical and mental strength are quite small. Even for top athletes and elite professionals, they are not infinite.
But weakness turns out to be a blessing because it humbles pride and activates the Creator mode:
"How do I find a clever way out of this dead end?"
What do you lean on when your own resources run dry? You make the destructive factor work for you and deliver immense benefits!
This pivot doesn’t require technology, experts, or investments. All it takes is a shift in how you see the situation. That’s it. Your mind does a flip, turns inside out, performs a dead loop.
And the best part is, you can make this move right now. Remember wise Bucky: "Don’t fight forces; use them."
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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