The 15th Law of Power states that you "Crush Your Enemy Totally." This is obviously not for the fainthearted and religious folks, yet they champion this, though unconsciously. We the alphas and sigmas do it consciously. To help the fainthearted and religious folks, we will substitute the word "enemy" with "threat."
"Crush Your Threats Totally." Sounds better? Don't worry, 'til not stop you from entering heaven, temporal or spiritual. Rather, it will facilitate it. To move ahead in life, we are asked to do a SWOT analysis. What is the purpose of knowing your threats if you do nothing about it? Obviously, doing something is not the same as allowing it to consume you.
When you recognize a threat from your SWOT analysis, you don't treat it with kid's gloves. That is if you plan to succeed. You address it fully and entirely, strategically, proactively, and intentionally. You wake the sleeping dog and address it, rather than it waking up when you least expect and causing you irreparable damages.
You have a success plan around, through, under and over your threats, just like water, just like nature. This calls to effect Sun Tzu's supreme art of war, "winning without needing to fight." Addressing a threat does not mean you to do things against the law. You must never forget that every action and choice have effects and consequences.
So, even in addressing a threat totally and entirely it is important to remain above board. Sometimes it is more in what you do to yourself than what you do to others. Apple addressed the market share threat of Microsoft by focusing on making their products better and meeting the perceived need of the market and customers.
They saw it as an infinite game, not a finite one. It involved a continuous never-ending evolution. That is why they have a cult following. And. they are not resting on their oars.
The Saint.
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