Verum Insights...

. I’ve come to realize that the moment when it’s time to act is not when risk is greatest. The real problems arise in the days, hours, and minutes leading up to the task and the minutes, hours, and days after. It all comes down to preparation, attention to detail, redundancies, redundancies, and redundancies.

look at the 1984 us Olympic hockey team

they ran drills

again again again

“It’s a dog-eat-dog world.” To reuse the apt cliché. “Every man for himself.” “Kill or be killed.” “Survival of the fittest.”

Of those who like to put their faith in mankind’s inherent goodness, I have to ask, based on what, exactly?

From the beginning of history, the few have always exploited the many. This is the cornerstone of civilization. The blood in the mortar that binds all bricks. … Whatever it takes, make sure you’re one of the few, not one of the many.

It’s the idle hours that most often lead a man to ruin.

Vigilance is essential. Even the most disciplined mind can become weary, impatient, hurried… Sloppy.

I find music a useful distraction. A focus tool.

Keeps the inner voice from wandering.

No one who can afford me needs to waste time winning me to some cause. I serve no God or country. I fly no flag.

If I’m effective, it’s because of one simple fact. I… don’t… give… a… fuck.

Stick to your plan. Anticipate, don’t improvise. Trust no one. Never yield an advantage. Fight only the battle you’re paid to fight. Forbid empathy. Empathy is weakness. Weakness is vulnerability. Each and every step of the way, ask yourself, “What’s in it for me?”