Lin (Approach) is the sign of the growing light. Earth over Lake – the water irrigates the earth. It is a phase of boom times, visibility, and influence. Great things lie ahead. Like a boss who personally walks through the company, one approaches things and people.

GrowthInfluence

Approach meets with exalted success. Persistence is beneficial. With the arrival of the eighth month comes misfortune. Beware of the turning point.

Growth Management

Lin teaches us to make the most of phases of success without becoming arrogant or negligent.

Operative Resources

Drive. The energy to get things rolling and to inspire people.

System Blocks

Naiveté – The belief that the boom will last forever, and a failure to make provisions.

System-Hacks

Step on the gas.

Launch Day: Start something today that you have been planning for a long time.
Networking Offensive: Reach out to 3 people you admire.

Image

Above the lake is the earth: the image of Approach. So the noble one is unfailing in the will to teach and boundless in bearing with and sheltering the people.

Shadow Challenge

Shadow: Premature Celebration – The danger of forgetting, in euphoria, that every spring ends at some point ('When the eighth month comes...'). Carelessness.

Strategy

Get active! Approach people. Start projects now. The windows of opportunity are open. But in good times, provide for bad times (a safety net).

The Lines

Beginning: With the Current (Launch Impulse)Shared approach. Persistence brings good fortune. One lets oneself be carried along by the positive current.
Level 2: Alliance (Synergy)Shared approach. Good fortune. Everything is beneficial. One connects with the right forces for the ascent.
Level 3: Flattery (Correction Needed)Pleasing approach. Nothing beneficial. If one comes to see this, no fault. A warning against the urge to please.
Level 4: Competence (Professionalism)Perfect approach. No fault. One approaches the task in a highly professional way.
Level 5: Wisdom (Leadership)Approach with wisdom. Worthy of a prince. Good fortune! One delegates to capable people and keeps sight of the whole.
Conclusion: Magnanimity (Integrity)Big-hearted approach. Good fortune. No fault. Approaching others honestly and openly brings blessings to the very end.

Reflection Journal

Which project is in its 'spring' right now and needs my full attention?