I'm going around delivering presents with a white beard and a jolly demeanor. I'm basically Santa Claus!

I've been listening to @Dan Carlin - Hardcore History as I drive and the current episodes are about Japan in WWII.

The Japanise were the epitome of positive, can-do attitude. They were so committed that they would rather die that lose, and would literally commit suicide rather than surrender even when they were clearly defeated.

This attitude did not win the war because they did not have the strategy or even honest self awareness of the situation that they needed to effectively deploy that incredible spirit.

I have learned a similar lesson in my own life about the need to have strategy and to be humble enough to realize that my own spirit alone is not sufficient to achieve success.

Strategy is vital.

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