Core Definition
Alignment and stance that make openings usable. Position is not luck — it is being in the exact place, facing the exact direction, when the door opens.
Metaphor
Facing the ball with feet set; standing squarely in the doorway when it swings wide.
CEO Word Activations
The attribute of being free from obstruction and confusion, able to see your position plainly.
To remove what does not belong, so the true position and path can be seen.
What you work with: the space created by clearing — room to move from where you stand.
Daily Practice
- Ask: where do I need to physically stand today to be usable?
- Reposition one relationship, one calendar block, or one workspace.
- Show up 10 minutes early to something important.
Adventure CEO · Book VIII · Day 8 · Twelve Slides
Read one page at a time. Each page builds upon the one before it.
Slide 01
The CEO Words
Day 8 carries three words: Clear, Eliminate, and Opening.
C is the character. E is the execution. O is what you have to work with.
Slide 02
The Law of Position
Alignment and stance that make openings usable. Position is not luck — it is being in the exact place, facing the exact direction, when the door opens.
Slide 03
The Picture
Facing the ball with feet set; standing squarely in the doorway when it swings wide.
Slide 04
Day 8 · Angle and Side
Octagon: 8 sides · 8 vertices · 135.0° interior angle. Know your position inside a larger structure.
What does this added degree of structure let me see and work with today?
Slide 05
C — Clear
The attribute of being free from obstruction and confusion, able to see your position plainly.
Slide 06
E — Eliminate
To remove what does not belong, so the true position and path can be seen.
Slide 07
O — Opening
What you work with: the space created by clearing — room to move from where you stand.
Slide 08
The Adventure
Adventure moves early so it is standing where the moment will arrive.
Slide 09
The Architect
The Architect places every element on purpose — nothing is where it is by accident.
Slide 10
Today's Practice
1. Ask: where do I need to physically stand today to be usable? 2. Reposition one relationship, one calendar block, or one workspace. 3. Show up 10 minutes early to something important.
Slide 11
Reflect
Where am I standing sideways to my own opportunity? What position have I been avoiding because it feels too public? If the door opened right now, would it find me facing it?
Slide 12
Vision and Increase
Know your position inside a larger structure, then clear the space to move from it.
Law of Position builds upon Law of Poise, Law of Prototype, Law of Path.
A or B — the next smart step
Two doors today. Read the board, pick one move, then read again.
A · Best
Act on Law of Position at its edge — the courageous line the Adventure would take. Adventure moves early so it is standing where the moment will arrive.
B · Solid
Stabilise the position — the Architect's move that buys another clean turn. The Architect places every element on purpose — nothing is where it is by accident.
The Sovereign decides which door: The Sovereign occupies their seat; they do not wait to be invited into their own life.
The A-or-B method →