Challenges: How we approach a situation (e.g., a business or personal challenge) depends on what we need/want to get out of it (or put into it).
- Grind down and you will sharpen to a point, but may have less to work with the next time
- Gird up and you will build a stronger foundation for future opportunities to adjust/readjust.
Sometime, you just need to get to the point (tactical); sometime you need to fortify your foundation (strategic).
- What is the situation?
- What is the outcome you want (e., Grind, Gird, a combination)?
- Plan for the long-term; react to the immediate