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.

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

What drives me? In every mission I'm on, the thing that drives me most is the desire to find my limits-and extend them.

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??

Have character, but don't be a character.

Popularity is not leadership.

Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because that makes life easier. But, if you're a leader, you can't let your people hang on to the past.