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We can’t judge only methods and expect to find happiness. Results and methods that lead to results are entirely separate. But, from the perspective of the “capitol class” or the “teacher’s desk”, results are never in sight. Only theory matters in the universe of theory.

Complaining exposes people who lack their own good results. They whine about tone, hard-hitting, and they mislabel foresight as “lucky guessing”.

People fail because they don’t kick their own butts. Results and foresight go hand in hand. If you don’t know what’s likely to happen tomorrow, it’s likely that you need to excuse yourself less.  · · · →

When you see the writing on the wall: work.

While you work, people will call you crazy, but they won’t see you as a threat. Sounding an alarm makes people angry. They don’t want noise during tea time.

Note the reactions to crisis: denial, panic, investigation, flight, talking, and partying. Don’t participate. You have to be ready.

Being ready takes work. The danger is that work makes you tired. You have to keep your peace. Your friends will seem distant. Still, work is the best and strongest thing you can do.

Remember to rest, watch, stand, pray, then work more.  · · · →

When the alarm sounds, it’s too late to prepare. If you’re in the building during an earthquake, you can only hope it was designed to withstand and built correctly.

Most don’t want to talk about smoke on the horizon. Some might talk about the coming storm, but we usually hate the people who know the size and name of the coming army.

“I can’t know that much. So, there’s no way anyone else does.”

If you see the writing on the wall, don’t argue with people who don’t listen. Be peaceful. Be ready. Just make sure no one is surprised.  · · · →

It’s been twelve score years.

It’s interesting how we consider our independence to have started at our declaration of it. We hadn’t yet won the Revolution. It actually seemed doubtful. Troops weren’t too happy and thought about quitting. Congress argued and didn’t want to pay. Only 15% of the population participated.

Even after the British limped home and said, “We didn’t want to win anyway,” we still had a Constitution to figure out. Paul Revere helped start the first insurance company, remember. We won the war, we even won the peace, but then we had to figure out how to govern.  · · · →