Here’s What The Art of War Taught Me About Growth!
We face many challenges and it is not always easy to reach our goals. But with a well-thought-out plan and strategy, things might get easier.

Actually, you feel bad when you fail to reach a goal, and it looks like you can not make the progress you want, aren’t you?
Whether it’s on the jiu-jiutsu mats, at work, or even in your personal life—it’s frustrating, right?
I know that feeling all too well.
As a middle school physics teacher, a jiu-jitsu practitioner, and a blogger, I have hit walls in all of them.
Oh, man! My growth felt stagnant. I tried everything but I could not level up the way I wanted to.
But things changed since then!
The Art of War by Sun Tzu has helped me become more relaxed, adaptable, and even happier than I was before.
I believed that if these methods helped ancient warriors win battles, then they could help me deal with my own problems.
Therefore, I started implementing Sun Tzu’s philosophies to make my life, job, and my jiu-jitsu better.
What can I say? It worked really well, though.
Here’s What Sun Tzu’s Philosophy Taught Me!
1. Strategy and Flexibility
As Sun Tzu says, being flexible is important in battle. I found that this is true in life and on the jiu-jitsu mats.
There are times when you need to change your strategy or being more flexible when things are not going as well as you planned.
For example, being flexible to change my schedule based my energy level makes me a lot more productive. So, even when I am tired or do not feel like doing anything, I always have something to do, which is really cool.
Besides that, having a strategy to do hard things is great for getting things done right or figuring out what is wrong and fixing it.
Whether you want to buy a house, solve a problem, or do something else, you have to work hard to get it…. You need to be flexible and have a strategy, isn’t it great!
Doing the same things badly over and over will not help you achieving your goals.
2. Mental and Physical Toughness
The real battle is within.
Getting your mind in order is just as important as getting your body in order, as Sun Tzu taught me.
Training your brain to stay focused and strong will help you do better in everything, from a tough jiu-jitsu match to just getting through life’s problems.
In many parts of my life, I learned how important it is to be mentally and physically tough.
At one point in my life, I was mentally fighting with myself when I started investing money into side projects. You know! You need to have a strong mind to take the right decisions when investing money because the fear of losing it is the most dominant thought.
3. The Power of Community
No one can win a war or get better at anything by themselves.
It is important to have people who push you to be better, train with you, coach you, and even just cheer you on.
When you put time and effort into the right relationships, you build a network of support that helps you grow.
4. Learning from Winning and Losing
Losing teaches you a lot more than winning.
Sun Tzu said: “Learn from every battle.”
I think about what happened whether I win or lose. What is wrong? Could I act in a different way? What might I do differently next time?
If you want to get better, you have to be ready to learn from both your wins and losses.
I started a blog a while ago, but I have not been able to reach my goals with it. But when I looked into what went wrong, I learned more than just complaining about the algorithm.
5. Growth and Humility
Reaching mastery is an ongoing process.
Sun Tzu’s teachings stress how important it is to be humble in order to grow.
You should always be willing to learn, no matter how far you have come.
Being open to feedback, even from someone less skilled, will help you grow in ways you can not imagine.
Oh, man! Being vulnerable and humble helped me get better in many areas of my life such as we slopping my communication skills, etc.
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What You Should Remember?

Life is basically a fight, according to Sun Tzu. This is true whether we are trying to make your marriage work, do your jobs well, do jiu-jitsu, or just go about your daily lives.
The key to victory? Being able to adapt, having a strong mind, and being able to learn from both our wins and losses.
Always be humble and keep growing. Remember that progress is a journey, not a goal.
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