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Rescue Missions Aborted!!

Fyi, you cannot rescue anyone!! I have made many rescue attempts in my life and I am proud to say I got over it!! At some point, I recognized that you cannot rescue people!! And I have come to believe this applies to groups and maybe whole countries. People have to rescue themselves and when they decide to do so, my observation is that they are best equipped and more than capable!!

Do you want to be right or do you want to win?

When I first started working, I thought the answer to this question was so obvious it did not merit thinking about. Of course, I wanted to be right! How could I consider myself to have won, if I had not been right/done the right thing etc. And today, I look back and think I was quite naive! In fact, I have come full circle. I can see clearly that winning provides me with the ability to influence/have the impact I want to have. And the more I win, the more influence and impact I have. In my opinion, this is an interesting place from which to evaluate any position you take, particularly when things do not seem "fair" or you seem ...