2. Have a future oriented plan

The objective of Rama was future oriented. He was ordered to stay away from Ayodhya for 14 years in a forest. This long term actions gave Rama enough time to plan, organize resource and strike against Ravana at an apt time so that mission could be completed without failure.

1. Follow a code of ethics and be ready to sacrifice to follow it

Rama brought ethical decision making in all areas of his life. There are many leaders who make a sacrifice once in order to build credibility and then use it to make unethical decisions later relying on the knowledge that their initial sacrifice would make them immune to attacks. When Ravana paraded to battle on the first day without sufficient preparations and was rendered weaponless by Rama, he was allowed to return to his fort because Rama followed the code of loyalty that an unarmed enemy should not be attacked.