Allan P. Sand

The Art of Politics & Campaigning - How Sun Tzu Can Advance Your Political Aspirations (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This material is useful regardless of the size of the campaign arena and is easily scalable from running for class president up to a national electoral challenge.

During the last 100 years, many writers have applied Sun Tzu's book on war to business, sports, and, of course, various levels of politics. His instructions, considerations, suggestions, and warnings have been directly integrated into offensive and defensive strategies and tactics that have been used in all types of governments from the dictatorial to socialistic to democratic. The political playing arena can be as small as a neighborhood to as large as the entire planet. The strategies and tactics of war are presented to advance one political player (person or idea) over another.

Your tactics will focus on the many ways to confront opponents, directly or indirectly. The book "Psychology of Gamesmanship" provides many tactical tools that can be applied to the political arena.

From the "Art of War"...
"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.

From the "Art of Politics & Campaigning"...
The art of political competition begins with your commitment to successfully win a position that you want to occupy. In the process, you will have to raise people's confidence in your knowledge and ability to present yourself, your capability to perform the duties of the position, and how well you are able to respond to setbacks. It requires an expansion of your mental awareness. Preparation for predictable and unpredictable situations is critical to the campaign's success. Improper or incomplete readiness always results in opportunities to experience abject embarrassment.

Once publicly committed to the race, you can't quit or even appear to give up even when the world knows that a snowflake dropping into a pan of boiling water has a better chance of survival than you do winning. If you did, you could never find a single supporter willing to help you in another campaign.

Continuing the battle, even against overwhelming odds will keep you in consideration for future political opportunities. When organizations and powerful individuals consider your qualifications, being known as a "quitter" will guarantee your exclusion from the short list.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Allan P. Sand
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781476402024
• Artikelnr.: 48359368

Autorenporträt

Allan P. Sand Santa Clara, CA [e-mail] PBIA (Professional Billiards Instructor Association) and ACS (American Cue Sports) billiards instructor for ten years. My playing and competitive experience goes back over 50 years. I love the give and take of competitive sports and enjoy helping others improve their playing and thinking skills. The books I have published on Smash Words include: • Psychology of Gamesmanship How to Manage Mind Games & Tricks Identifies more than 80 sharks and how to prevent your opponent from using them. Also applicable to other team (football, basketball, soccer) and individual (pool, tennis, darts) sports. • The Art of War versus the Art of Pool The philosophy of pool as defined by Sun Tzu, the Chinese general who wrote about applied warfare, 2500 years ago. • The Art of Politics & Campaigning - an easy road map to success in competition against others for a valued position. • The Art of Team Coaching - how Sun Tzu would coach coaches, including specifics on team and individual training. • The Art of Personal Competition - how Sun Tzu would guide your development as a team player. • Kitchen God's Guide for Single Guys a humorous cooking book for bachelors BOOKS that are not available on Smashwords (file size too big): • Table Map Library - free on the billiardgods web site. 3,100+ cue ball paths and patterns. For advanced One Pocket and 9 Ball players. • Drills & Exercises for Pool & Pocket Billiards progressive practices to improve your game, skills, and abilities. • Safety Toolbox the defensive tools needed to advance your offensive game. Includes drills, tactics, strategies, and precision ball control drills. • Advanced Cue Ball Control Self-Testing Program Find out if you are an "A" player now and what it takes to get there. • Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets the shortcuts that show how to use precise cue ball speed and spin to get position anywhere on the table. VIDEOS Also available are the following videos, which can be rented or purchased on Amazon and on the billiardgods web site: • Secrets of One Rail Kicks - simple calculations about how to figure out short and long rail kicks to another ball on the table. • Secrets of Shooting with Spin - two techniques that describe how to use side spin on the cue ball (with accuracy). • Kicking to a Bib Ball - open...