The rules of war and business are the same. Victory and success are the same. In one it's life and/or death in the other it is success or failure. There really is little room for compromise of "gray matter".

The more thou sweateth in training, the less thou bleedeth in combat.

I don't follow the thought; "Winning is not important, playing the game is". If that is in fact true; then why do we keep score??

For the past weeks I'd been reacting. That was no way to win. To win, you take the initiative. You instigate the action. You make the opponent react to you.

Call it a character flaw -- when under attack, I counter attack. Always.

The combat of WAR and an economic WAR have a lot of similarities. You do have to be skilled, aggressive, know your enemy and your strong attributes and limitations. Both skills are needed although one may be more natural.

Popularity is not leadership.