909: How to Work Out of Anything (Inspired by Sun Tzu)

  Feeling stuck? Overwhelmed? Don’t know where to start? In this episode of What’s Your Problem?, I'll break down a powerful quote from The Art of War and show you how to work your way out of any problem—step by step.

You’ll learn how to:

• Break chaos into clarity using subdivision
• Tap into your hidden energy reserve and create momentum
• Lightly plan and take action without overthinking
• Turn perceived weakness into real strength through consistency

Whether you're facing adversity, uncertainty, or complacency, this episode will give you a real-world framework for regaining control and moving forward.🚨 

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Transcript

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All right. 3, 2, 1. Let's get it today. I want to show you how you can work. Out of anything. Anything, whatever it is. That you're facing right now. And remember the three problems we all face. This is why it's called. What's your problem. The podcast. Three problems. We all face adversity, uncertainty and complacency. And so when you're facing something, Sometimes it gets overwhelming. I don't know how to get out of this situation. I don't know. What's the first thing. That I need to do. So, let me give you some wisdom. From the art of war. Sun Tzu. T Z U is the last name Art Of War is . A timeless classic. I think it's been around for thousands of years. So page 68. Let me read it to you first and then I'll chop it up and tell you how I interpret it. if you interpret this differently. I'd love to hear your take on it. I'm always fascinated. You and me can read the same thing. And you get something completely different than I did. I love that. I think that's great. And I think it, it also just, it adds more color. To the conversation, to the thought process. I'm like, bro, I didn't even think about that. There's been times, man. I've. Released a podcast episode, and somebody gave me their take on it. And that was totally different. Then the reason why actually shared it. But see, you know, we all live on the same street. We're just. Our yards are all a little bit different, so we're all colored a little bit different. And we think a little bit different. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. So, let me read it to you. This page 68. And it doesn't say how to work out of anything. And this is what I, what I took from this. So here's what is, is. Simulated disorder, postulates. Perfect discipline. Simulated fear. Postulates courage. Simulated weakness. Postulates strength. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision. Concealing courage under a show of timidity. Presupposes a fund of latent energy. Masking strength with weakness. Is to be affected. By tactical. Dispositions. That's one of these that you read it, but until you actually write it down, like pay attention to the little internal triggers when you're reading some of these little, I don't know, they're just like your spirit, man. It just kind of jabs you a little bit and causes you to go back and wait, wait, what did I just read and pay attention to that? And I would challenge you that when you get these little nudges, I don't get them all the time, but when I get these little nudges. I stop. I'm not onto the next thing. And I'm like, what is, what does that mean to me? How do I interpret that? So, let me share with you. And I did this long form. I wrote it out and I'm like, what does each one mean? And, and I liked to take sections and then. Uh, take the section and then I write it out. What does it mean to me? So let's go back simulated disorder. Postulates. Perfect discipline. Postulate means to suggest, to assume the existence of so simulated disorder, postulates. Perfect discipline. Simulated fear, postulates courage. Uh, simulated weakness. Postulate strength. So, how do you get out of anything? Here we go. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder. It's simply a question. Of subdivision. All right. So think about a neighborhood, actually think about a plot of land. That is purchased to become a neighborhood. They subdivided. Which becomes a subdivision. What subdivision do you live in? It becomes a subdivision. They don't just sell the whole lot of land. They subdivided into lots. And then they sell. Each one of those lots for a premium. So think about in your own life. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder. It's simply a question of subdivision. So when you look at something, it looks overwhelming. It looks chaotic to you. subdivide it. Break things down. As a whole. I get it. You're like, oh my God. I don't even know where to start. Break it down. To the smallest thing, you can break it down to. Don't focus on all. I understand. There's a lot of different things you want to get to. There's a lot of things you want to do. Find your lead what's the thing. That that starts the whole thing. Don't worry about all what's what's that one thing. Just focus on the next thing. That's it. So focus on that. And when you do. And you consistently hit it. Then what's going to do is, is this is going to bring that consistency. You're going to start getting results because you're just focused on the one thing I get. I feel the wolves on everything else. I'm not worried about that right now. This is the thing I'm focusing on. A lot of people are going to be focused on fitness, but there's so many other things, you know, I got to work a lot. I want to get promoted. I want to make a whole bunch of money. There's creative things I want to do. There's traveling. I want to do blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Okay. There's all these kinds of different things. Okay. But what's the number one thing. Man, I want to feel better. I need more energy. I got to hit that fitness. If you hit the fitness. And you start getting that part right. Then you can borrow those experiences and results. Once you hit that and you transfer that over. To the next block. To the next subdivision. You just subdivide these things. I'm telling you, man, it's happened in my own life. There were so many things I was losing every battle in life. It seemed the only thing I had was my life. Everything else, man just was not going right. Take care of you. Hit the fitness. If you feel better. Then you're going to do better. Period. So subdivided. The next section, concealing courage. Under a show of timidity. Pre-supposes which is like a precondition. So concealing courage under a show of timidity. Presupposes. A fund of latent energy. Latent means like dormant. Ain't doing nothing. You have a fund. I love that term, a fund of energy. It's right there. You. You have everything that you need. Yet you've developed this lethargy. Lethargy is a rhythm. It's just negative. Momentum is all it is. And so, because. It's overwhelming for you. You don't know where to start. You don't get started at all. You turn to vices. Things of comfort and it just feeds it. And it just makes you feel even worse. And like every day, man, you start in a deficit. So if you subdivide things. You break it down, find your lead domino. You got enough to get started. You're not going to hit the lottery. You don't need anybody else's help. You don't need more time. You just need focus. So subdivided first section break it down. The next thing is. Take action. Action begets more. Action. When you take action consistently, I don't care how small it is. Take 10 minutes, 15 minutes, whatever it is, just get started and consistently bang that. Remember consistency over intensity. So when you do that, man, And you take that action. Then, what that's going to do is it's going to feed more action. And also it's going to open up possibilities. And give you more options. You have just enough to get started. You got plenty. Give resourceful. When you lack resources, stop bitching that you don't have everything. You're never going to have everything. It's the man who just capitalizes on what he has. Hell. Uh, prisoners make shanks out of soap. They don't have, I, you know, Hey guard, can you bring me some sheet metal? No. They just use soap. And somehow they form that shit in shanking somebody, I don't know how all that works. But, I mean, find your own productive shank man. What's your bar of soap. This is all I got. Make it work. If you life was on the line. You would figure it out. Your life is on the line. A fuller more complete life. Well satisfied life. Starts with being resourceful. When you lack the resources, you got plenty in there, get your tired, uh, get you kind of worn out because you just been banging in this thing. This, this little box. And, you know, you're, you're. You got more, you just haven't unleashed it. So when you subdivided. And you just realize, you know what? I got more go. yes, you'll be tired at first. Keep going. It's going to generate more energy because you got to overcome this negative inertia. You got. enough about that. And then the last part. Masking strength with weakness. Is to be effected. Emphasis on E masking strength with weaknesses to be effected. Which is caused. By tactical disposition. Tactical means plan disposition. Is a sequencing. It's an arrangement. All right. So let's do that again. Masking strength with weakness. I get you feel weak. Okay. It's just a mask. That's what sun Tzu says. It's just a mask. You got more in there? Subdivide it. And then you take that action. This is where that strength starts to come alive. And so that action. Effects. Causes. Masking strengths with weaknesses to be effected caused by. How did we get that strength? Tactical? Which is planning. Don't over plan. I say, lightly plan. You don't need. A hundred people's different suggestions, dude, if you get suggestions from people on how they do things, everybody's. Everybody's going to be different, find your way, find something that makes the most sense for you. Don't get deep in the weeds in it. Don't get in the details. Think about a roller. You know, a paint roller, not a fine, you know, we're not Bob Ross here. Okay. We got to paint this thing. Just take actions, big wall. This is a wall of inertia. You've you've come across a wall of resistance of adversity, of uncertainty, of complacency. Paint that shit with action, man. Big rollers. Okay. So lightly plan, just pick something and go with it. It's going to change anyway. So the tactical is planning. You want to transfer that weakness into strength. It's by lightly planning. And then disposition, which is a sequencing. It's an arrangement of things you're not trying to. Herd cats here. You're not trying to chase five rabbits. Just pick one and go after that shit. Alright, so that sequencing lightly planning and a sequencing, your lead domino. This is what's going to. Transfer. or bring that strength. Out of what looks like a weakness. You look in your mirror, you look weak. You look fearful. It's overwhelming. Three ways to get out of anything. Subdivide it break it down to its smallest. Take action. You got more in the tank than you give yourself. You got a fund of latent energy there. Bring that shit alive. And then. That weakness. That strength is going to come out of that weakness. It's going to get pulled out, lightly planning sequencing. Let's go. All right. That's it. So, whatever it is that you're facing right now, you can work out of anything. Taking Sun Tzu approach. Subdivided. Take action. More action. Begets more. Action. And then lightly plan the sequencing. Find your lead domino get after it. All right. How do you interpret this? How do you see it? You may read this. And read it a totally different way. I'd love to hear from you on that. Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. State tough peace.