The stupid strategy

They say “hope isn’t a strategy.”

Ohh, it’s a strategy alright. A hugely popular strategy in fact.

I’d say it could be the most popular strategy of all!

It’s just not a very good one.

“It’s a stupid strategy”, you might say. But.

When we’re presented with a path to progress but we don’t take it, we choose that strategy.

When we find people and products that could advance us toward our goals, but we don’t leverage them, we choose that strategy.

When we know making a change (even just imperfect action) in a certain part of our business or life would make things better, but we choose not to, we choose that strategy.

We’re all guilty of choosing the stupid strategy.

Otherwise we’d all be he wisest, happiest, fittest, most accomplished versions of ourselves, all of the time.

Don’t sweat the decision.

But consider whether you might want to decide differently tomorrow.