Sometimes you lose a round. This is inherent to the game, so — here are some rules:
SURVIVE. Don’t get knocked out. Don’t get submitted. Don’t commit everything you have to a loss. Don’t do anything stupid — you have to show up for the next round.
KEEP YOUR HEAD. You are losing the round, not the game. Unless you freak out. The round becomes the whole game if you freak out. You have seen this happen. It is the cool head that delivers the comeback.
CAUSE DAMAGE. Get what you can out of the loss. Move the needle, make ‘em bleed for it, set up the next move. Gather your forces to strike again.
Sometimes a loss is a win.
Enough direction for now. We might as well go ahead and punch above our weight.