Build The Tricks
- Observe people, patterns, and environments
- Anticipate the obstacles before they arrive
- Rehearse execution mentally and physically
- Keep your best options unseen
Alternate Entry
- Know more than one way in
- Treat the obvious door as a decoy
- Map approaches before you need them
False Capability
- Project a limitation you do not have
- Conceal your true strength until needed
- Let them underestimate the threat
Distraction Tool
- Use misdirection to steer attention
- Move focus where you want it
- Act while eyes look elsewhere
Escape Route
- Always know how to leave
- Plan the disappearance, not just the exit
- Confirm the route stays open
Final Resort
- Hold one option in reserve
- Save it for total failure
- Train it until it is instinct
Think Ahead
- Plan for success and for collapse
- Control only what you can control
- Adapt without hesitation when the moment comes
Keep It Quiet
- Reveal nothing about your options
- Loose talk sinks the mission
- Stay unpredictable by staying silent