Good operating weather. That's an expression that we had in the teams when we had

to go out on an operation and we were going to be in the field for two or

three days. That's what we'd hope for. We would hope for good operating weather.

Now what does that mean? It does not mean that we wanted the weather to be

sunny and 65. It does not mean that we wanted the weather to be as comfortable

as possible. Not at all. In fact, we wanted the opposite. We wanted the weather to

be miserable. We wanted to be cold, raining or snowing or sleep. Whatever we

could get, the worst weather we could get is what we wanted because it was

better for us. It was better for us. Why was it better for us? Because if we

had to deal with terrible weather, then the enemy had to deal with it too. And we

knew that bad weather would impact their minds. It would make them want to stay

inside, make them want to stay warm, make them skip their patrol, make them

bundle up in a bunch of clothes where they couldn't move properly. Couldn't see

properly. It would make them want to do just about anything but go out into the

bad weather and hunt us down. Which ultimately made it much easier for us to

hunt them down. Because we knew, we knew that we could gut through that

misery better than they could and that gave us an advantage. The bad weather

gave us an advantage. And that's a good attitude to remember in any competitive

environment. Whatever conditions you have to deal with, your enemy or your

opponent or your competition, they'll have to deal with it too. So don't complain

about the situation. Don't complain about the conditions. Don't complain about

the rules or the regulations or the market. Instead, just be thankful for good

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