“Habit hardens the body for great exertions, strengthens the heart in great peril; Habit breeds that priceless quality: CALM, which passing from rifleman to commander, will lighten the task.”
-Clausewitz
In the CO’s quest to stay tactically prepared for any eventuality that may come down the pike, taking a realistic, no bullshit inventory of what skill-sets may have become neglected, for whatever reason, is a good ideal. As I have said many times before, when the CO decides to take charge of his own development and training as a warrior, Self-Delusion and Illusions of Grandeur have to be thrown out the window. HONESTY with one’s self is fundamental to be successful. Let’s face it: when it comes to “self-training”, all of us tend to focus more on the skills we are good at versus the ones we suck at, right? I mean none of us Alpha-Males will…
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