Remember: the enemy's gate is down.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A directive to focus forward or on the goal rather than the path.
- In plain terms
- Keep your eyes on the objective.
- What can you take from it?
- Direction defines success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your current gate?
- Why look down?
Another view
It is vague without context on what the gate is.
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