Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.

You can't get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

Good leaders set vision, missions, and goals. Great leaders inspire every follower at every level to internalize their purpose, and to understand that their purpose goes far beyond the mere details of their job. When everyone is united in purpose, a positive purpose that serves not only the organization but also, hopefully, the world beyond it, you have a winning team.

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find.

In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force multiplier. Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe.

Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.