{"product_id":"the-golden-key-to-strategy-full-color-version-101-lessons-in-winning-small-victories-every-day-paperback","title":"The Golden Key to Strategy (Full Color Version): 101 Lessons in Winning Small Victories Every Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Gagliardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes an entertaining approach to teaching practical strategies for success in everyday decision-making. In its 101 two-page lessons can change your life by teaching you to see competition from a completely new perspective. Fully illustrated in color, the book is full of stories, jokes, and quotes based on strategic principles that go back 2,500 years to Sun Tzu's \u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e, the book takes competition out of the realm of conflict and redefines it as a matter of making the right choices based to improve the ways you are compared to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original edition of this book was the Winner of the Ben Franklin Book Award as Best Self-Help Book of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tenth-anniversary edition contains has been greatly improved based on the author's recent nine-volume work on the various aspects of competitive strategy.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is the Golden Key?\u003cp\u003eThe concept of the \"golden key\" comes from the ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu. He wrote the world's first book on strategy 2,500 years ago. He made success easy by breaking choices down into a series of comparisons. \"Winning is a matter of balancing a gold coin against a silver one,\" he wrote. \"Losing is a matter of balancing a silver coin against a gold one.\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, the \"Golden Key\" is comparison. Golden Key Strategy is a system of comparisons that lead to making the right choices to succeed in life.\u003cbr\u003eWhy should you care? Because you can use this strategy every day to make better decisions. These decision will improve every aspect of your life. They depend on four basic comparisons.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListening: Sometimes, we must compare \"what we have heard\" with \"what we need to learn\" before we make a decision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAiming: Sometimes, we must compare \"what we choose to do\" with \"what choose not to do.\" We can no longer make this decision unconsciously, as most people do.. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoving: Sometimes, we must compare \"using the best response\" with \"using a creative approach.\" The first requires recognizing situations and the second leveraging surprise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaiming: Sometimes, we must compare \"our ability to get more\" with \"our need to protect what we have.\". \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eTable of Contents\u003cp\u003ePart IGolden Key Strategy, the Universal Tool. 13\u003cbr\u003e1. Life's Swiss Army Knife. 14\u003cbr\u003e2. The Golden Key and Why You Need it . 16\u003cbr\u003e3. A Million Little, Tiny Decisions. 18\u003cbr\u003e4. Why Our Instincts Stink. 20\u003cbr\u003e5. One Key to Rule Them All. 22\u003cbr\u003e6. How Not to Accept Your Position in Life. 24\u003cbr\u003e7. The Mission You Can Never Forget. 26\u003cbr\u003e8. Doing Something About the Climate. 28\u003cbr\u003e9. It is Good to Be Grounded. 30\u003cbr\u003e10. Taking Command of Your Character. 32\u003cbr\u003e11. Everyone has Skills in System Management. 34\u003cbr\u003e12. Putting the Pieces Together. 36\u003cbr\u003e13. Why Life Never Goes as Planned. 38\u003cbr\u003e14. More About The All-Purpose Tool. 40\u003cbr\u003e15. The Basic Keys to The Golden Key. 42\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II. Progress Advances Your Position. 41\u003cbr\u003e16. Even a Child Can Do It. 44\u003cbr\u003e17. Pride Is Expensive; Progress Is Cheap. 46\u003cbr\u003e18. The Engine of Manufacturing Luck. 48\u003cbr\u003e19. Listen to Map Your Position. 50\u003cbr\u003e20. Aim to Make Each Move Count. 52\u003cbr\u003e21. Move It or Lose It. 54\u003cbr\u003e22. Claim Without Shame. 56\u003cbr\u003e23. Pistons of Power, Balancing Opposites. 58\u003cbr\u003e24. Master the Power of the Machine. 60\u003cbr\u003e25. Campaigns for the Long and Winding Road. 62\u003cbr\u003e26. All the Directions of Progress. 64\u003cbr\u003e27. More About Progress. 66\u003cbr\u003e28. The Keys to Progress. 68\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III. Listen to Discover Opportunities. 67\u003cbr\u003e29. Listening to See What Isn't There. 70\u003cbr\u003e30. Learn to Listen by Stop Listening. 72\u003cbr\u003e31. Playing Games With Listening. 74\u003cbr\u003e32. The Game of \"Finding Friends\". 76\u003cbr\u003e33. Learning Leadership By Example. 78\u003cbr\u003eAND 68 More Lessons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796862828832,"sku":"9781929194964","price":67.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/90ac0d575ae1bb362793156bdd72e319.webp?v=1780768559","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-golden-key-to-strategy-full-color-version-101-lessons-in-winning-small-victories-every-day-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}