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Focus on strengths
The old joke about not taking a knife to a gunfight applies here. If you are a good boxer, avoid grappling, and vice versa. Fight your fight; do not fight the other person’s fight. During Desert Storm, the Iraqi had set up in dug in, scorched earth, defensive system. Instead of fighting the Iraqi on their terms, the collation took air superiority by bombing the Iraqi planes on the ground.
Recognize that bad times are only temporary
This too will pass. It is inevitable that things will change. The trick is to take advantage of the windows of opportunity when the change occurs.
Build relationships and recruit others to help them
Most resilient people are not loners. They make friends and work with the people. They are quick to ask for support or help. Relationship building is a secondary theme in SEAL training that is supposed to help to weed out loners. The training is framed to reinforce continually the idea that the sum is greater than the parts of any operation. Athletics is supposed to build this type of esprit de corps but it often falls to the competitive nature of the sports.
Set moderate goals and plan for the future
They like situations where there is an even chance of success and they only take moderate risks. They perceive high risk as too dangerous, and little or no risk to be boring. Resilient people do better in natural disasters, as they are the ones who prepare by boarding up the windows and storing food in the basement. They are the ones who care about getting their children into better schools or getting more education for themselves.
Work hard for what they want in life
Long hours, devotion to study, and hard work to become better at skills in which they already excel are normal activities for the highly successful. They understand that, if all other factors are equal, the one willing to work harder and smarter will usually win.
Think about how you may apply these concepts to the development of fudoshin in your own life.
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