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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Burning the Boats

 When you have no choice, you often hear the expression, you have to go on, you burned your boats.  The expression comes from the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes.  He wanted his men to see that they couldn't retreat.  So he burned his boats. Failure was not an option.  They had to win.

My advice is the opposite.  Always have plan "B".  When I have a plan, I always plan for the worst that could happen.  I know that probably won't happen, but if it does, there's always plan "B."

I'd like to know why Cortes' men didn't kill him.  How were they suppose to get home?  If they won all their battles, how could they get home to tell everyone?  If they captured all the gold the Aztecs had, what would they do with it--there were no ships to transport it back to Spain?

Burning the boats was stupid.






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