FROM NONENTITY TO CELEBRITY 3

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Which one do you prefer? To be eaten by a lion or to be strangulated by a python in the jungle, with an exception that you are not the George of the Jungle? None I guess? These four guys had 3 options but chose the deadliest. What was their game plan?

"It happens that four lepers were sitting just outside the city gate. They said to one another, "What are we doing sitting here at death's door? If we enter the famine-struck city we'll die; if we stay here we'll die. So let's take our chances in the camp of Aram and throw ourselves on their mercy. If they receive us we'll live, if they kill us we'll die. We've got nothing to lose." -2 Ki.7:3-4(msg)

The problem : WHY SIT STILL HERE TILL WE DIE?
The issues:
1. Go into the city> we die
2. Sit still > we die of hunger
3. Fall unto the army of Syrians> they save or kill us.
3a. If they save us> we live
3b. If they kill us> we die. It's 50:50!

These guys had no project management pedigree, not even a certification in problem solving techniques; yet adopted a project management technique called 'the issue tree', with a McKinsey touch . I love the insightful breakdown!

Take note that 'an issue tree is a graphical breakdown of question that dissects into its different components vertically and that progresses into details as it reads to the right. They are useful in problem solving to identify the root causes of a problem as well as to identify its potential solutions. This was exactly what these guys adopted.

The lesson: You can navigate your way out of any difficult situation with the right approach and a  positive attitude. 

We can learn 3 things from these guys.
1. Don't isolate yourself when things are difficult.
2. Make informed decisions.
3. Then, rise up! Make a rebound! 

Never stay down when you are knocked down.

You will succeed!
Amb. Elijah Falode