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David Senra on Napoleon's maxims

David Senra: Never underestimate enthusiasm. The The first first quality quality of a soldier is of constancy a soldier is and enduring constancy fatigue in enduring and fatigue and That's hardship. That's a combination a combination of of two two of of my my favorite favorite maxims. maxims. By My endurance, endurance we conquer we conquer from from Shackleton, Shackleton in and excellence excellence is is the capacity the capacity to to take take pain pain by by the the founder founder of Four of Seasons. Four Seasons. The The first first quality quality of a soldier of is a soldier constancy is constancy in in enduring enduring fatigue fatigue and hardship. and hardship.

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David Senra: Everything Everything with seems me to relate seems to back relate to back to Game Game of Thrones. of Thrones. And so And so he he says, says nothing nothing is more more important, important and and he he repeats repeats this, and this Napoleon and Napoleon repeats repeats the the same same idea idea in in different ways. different ways. Nothing is Nothing more is important more in important war than the in unity war than in the command. unity You in command. You should have should but one have army but one acting army on acting one on line one and line led and by led one by one commander. commander.

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David Senra: Experience Experience must must be be supplemented supplemented by by study. study. No No man's man's personal personal experience experience can can be be so so inclusive inclusive as as to to warrant warrant his his disregarding disregarding the the experience experience of of others. others. That That be could a tagline be a tagline for Founders for Podcast. founders' podcast. That That could could be a tagline be tagline for Founders for founders' Notes. notes. Experience Experience must be must supplemented be by supplemented study. by study. No No man's man's personal personal experience experience can can be be so so inclusive inclusive as as to warrant to warrant his disregarding his disregarding the the experience experience of others. of others. And And if if you you really really think think about about it, it, the the importance importance of using of using history as history a form as

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Napoleon Bonaparte on the rare combination of qualities required for a great general.

David Senra: Great people people are are rare rare and and always always will will be. be. Another Another tagline tagline for reading for biographies. reading biographies, It it is is profitable profitable to to study study the the campaigns campaigns of of the the great great masters. masters. It It is is exceptional exceptional and and difficult difficult to to find find in in one one man man all all the the quality qualities qualities necessary necessary for a for great a great general. general that That which which is is most most desirable desirable and and which which instantly instantly sets sets a a man man apart apart. now Now this this is is very very fascinating fascinating. this This is is Napoleon napoleon talking talking about, about okay, okay one one it's so hard so to hard find to one find one person person. he's These like like power power, my my friend friend sam Sam hinkey Hinky has has this this great great quote quote where where he says he people says, people are are power power law law and and the the best best ones ones change change everything everything. and And there's there's this this guy guy named graham named duncan Graham that Duncan that has has another another great great line line that's that's similar similar to to this. this. He He says, says, talent talent is is the best the asset best class. asset class. And And I I think this think is this very is very similar similar to to what what Napoleon Napoleon is is trying trying to to teach teach us us here. here. And And he's he's talking talking about about the the balance balance of of these, these, like one, like, one, are you are even you gonna even going have to have all all these these qualities? qualities? Yeah, Yeah. Okay. okay. So So, out out of the of mass the of massive humanity, humanity, the the presence presence of of all these all these qualities qualities in in one one person person is is unbelievably unbelievably rare, rare, but but what's what's even even more more rare rare than than that that is is the the balance of balance them. them. This This is is fascinating. fascinating. So So what what instantly instantly sets sets a a man man apart apart is is his his intelligence intelligence or or talent, talent. and And they're they're balanced balanced by by his his character character or or courage. courage. So So intelligence intelligence or talent or and talent and character character or or courage. courage. If If his his courage courage is is greater, greater, a a general general, heedlessly he endlessly undertakes undertakes things beyond things beyond his his ability. ability. So So his his courage courage is is greater greater than than his his talent talent or or his his intelligence. intelligence. If If on on the contrary, the contrary, his his character character or or courage courage is is less less than than his his intelligence, intelligence, he he does does not not carry carry out out any any plans. plans. He's He's a a smart smart but but ineffectual ineffectual person. person. His His point point is is you you need the need balance. the balance. Your Your intelligence intelligence and and talents talents have have to to be be balanced balanced in in perfect perfect harmony harmony with with your character your or character courage. or courage. If If you're you're more more courageous courageous and and smart, smart, you're you're going to do gonna dumb do shit dumb shit is is the the way way that that Napoleon Napoleon is telling is telling us, us. right? But But if if you're you're smarter smarter and and you you have have no courage, no courage, then then you're you're brilliant brilliant but but ineffectual. ineffectual. You You don't don't do do anything. anything. So So you you need need them them all. all. Napoleon, Napoleon, something something he he says says over and over over and again over again in in the the mind mind of of Napoleon Napoleon is is like, like he believes he believes in destiny. in destiny. He's

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