Sun Tzu 81 Holding Out Baits

Sun Tzu Wrote

Sun Tzu wrote, “By holding out baits, he keeps him on the march; then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him.”

This isn’t just a battlefield tactic. This is life. This is strategy. This is how the disciplined overcome the distracted.

Life will constantly try to bait you. Notifications. Opinions. Shiny opportunities that pull you in five different directions. Enemies you don’t need to fight. Arguments you don’t need to win. They’re all distractions dressed up as urgency.

But the wise? The wise don’t chase every bait. They set the bait. They watch. They wait. And when the moment is right—they strike with clarity, force, and precision.

Let me ask you: are you chasing every shiny object, or are you moving with purpose?

Sun Tzu talks about a body of picked men—disciplined, elite, ready. Not everyone qualifies for that. You don’t get to be “picked” just because you want success. You get picked when you train your mind, when you move with strategy, when you stop reacting and start preparing.

Being strategic is not passive—it’s powerful. While the undisciplined rush into battles they don’t understand, the disciplined prepare for the one battle that matters most—the one that wins the war.

Here’s your battlefield:

· Your dreams are under attack by your distractions.

· Your time is being stolen by other people’s agendas.

· Your mind is being clouded by noise disguised as news.

But you? You’re not here to be baited. You’re not here to chase. You’re not here to react.
You're here to lead, to decide, and to dominate.

Set your bait: Focus. Patience. Preparation.
Lie in wait with your picked men: Clarity. Discipline. Intent.
And when the time is right? You move. You execute. You win.

Because success isn’t about who runs the fastest. It’s about who runs the right way at the right time with the right team. It’s about positioning yourself so precisely that when the world is off balance—you are not.

Don’t chase every opportunity. Don’t fight every battle. Don’t answer every critic.
Instead, bait them with your silence.
Bait them with your focus.
Bait them with your calm.
And when the moment is yours—strike like a storm they never saw coming.

Sun Tzu didn’t win because he had more soldiers. He won because he had strategy.

So today, be strategic. Choose your moves. Choose your mindset. Choose your mission.

Let the others march themselves to exhaustion chasing the bait.
You? You’ll be ready—waiting—and victorious.

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