Discover a simple, yet deeply insightful concept for making the really big choices

In any given, especially a dire, situation, you can learn to strip away so much noise and clutter and just focus on the few things that would have the greatest impact. In order to develop this ability, you have to think and act in line with The Stockdale Paradox. You have to

- Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties.

AT THE SAME TIME

- Confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

This is very important. If you are able to operate from both sides of this paradox, essentially balancing it so well, and adopt it, then you will dramatically increase the odds of making a series of good decisions and ultimately discovering a simple, yet deeply insightful, concept for making the really big choices.

Once you have this unifying concept, you will be very close to making a sustained transition to breakthrough results.

Some parts of this post is taken directly from Jim Collins' book - From Good To Great.