March 1, 2006

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                                        A STRONG JAMES BOND LIFESTYLE TECHNIQUE

    Reputation Plus 20 Soldiers Defeats 150,000 Soldiers

  Chinese General Chuko Liang 181-234 A.D. Found himself in a city about to be attacked by an army of 150,000 under the command of General Sima Yi.  Liang only had a few soldiers with him. When he heard the enemy was approaching, he told his men to open the city gates and hide.   Liang then sat on the wall of the city playing his lute and singing.  Yi lead this his army into the gate.  But then after looking again at Liang singing on the wall, he ordered his army to retreat.   How did Liang win this victory?  It was by his reputation.  He was known as "The Sleeping Dragon", and had often used secrecy, stealth, and lies to his advantage.  General Yi knew what a sneaky S.O.B. Liang was, so he fiqured that he was walking into a trap. He immediatly called a retreat. Liang had won the victory by his reputation alone.   Reputation is very important in living the JBLS.  What is your reputation?   Once when I was to meet a new client at a hotel lobby (in the days before cell phones), he showed up late saying, "I called our contact and said 'Paul's not here.', and he said, 'You must be in the wrong place because Paul is always on time'. And I was in the wrong place."  I hadn't realized my reputation for punctuality was so strong that my friend automatically thought my client was in the wrong place.   Build your reputation and image. Then protect it.  As Jack La Laine said recently, "I can't die. It would ruin my image."     By the way, Chuko Liang is credited for inventing the wheel barrow. He needed it for moving military supplies.   Click "Next 5" bottom right for more articles.

   

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