When the lost person in the middle of a very dangerous jungle can only see the trees in front of him — then the odds are against that person from ever getting to find the way home.
Having a sense of where one is located and what route will bring him to his objective is what strategic thinking is all about. Strategic thinking does not necessarily equate to the fastest and cheapest route, especially if that equates to the quickest route to doom or failure.
Strategic thinking is what will deliver ultimate victory regardless of the cost. And in life, great victories are attained with enormous prices to pay — the greater the plum the greater the resistance.
China is the best example of what strategic thinking coupled with the right tactical adjustments can do. It may have been in the era of Chairman Deng Xiaoping when China accomplished its economic boom but there is no denying that Chairman Mao’s revolution, with all its bad marks, laid the foundation for what China enjoys today.
The Chinese economic miracle could not have been possible if they did not remove the warlords and democratized opportunity. Now, every Chinese has the opportunity to reach for the stars.
We Filipinos could only look up to the stars.
The Vietnamese are now starting to register their own successes in attracting foreign investors. They have been beating us in luring foreign investors, even tourists. However, the Vietnamese, as we all know, paid the stiff price to get to where they are now. Where they are now was paid with blood and lives — their struggle to be rid of foreign domination.
For us Filipinos, we are stuck in the muck because of these problems:
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Advocacies
English should ONLY be a secondary language, not a medium of instruction
"Billy M. Esposo was a panel speaker at both the 2000 and 2004 NetOne International Media Congress that were held at the Pope's summer residence in Castelgandolfo, near Rome. In 2000, he was the lone panel speaker from Asia."
"Beside him in this photo taken during the 2004 NetOne Congress is John Allen Jr., National Catholic Reporter columnist and CNN Vatican correspondent. Billy talked about the success and failure of unity in the Philippines and when good news is bad news and when bad news is good news."
"BBC's Margaret Cohan interviews Billy M. Esposo at the opening of the Polo Lionello in Loppiano."
Landmarks
Billy's TV appearance
"3rd guesting at Gene Orejana's On Line TV Show. His 2nd and 3rd guesting at On Line registered the highest feedback responses (text messages) the show ever got."
English should ONLY be a secondary language, not a medium of instruction 
