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There's a quote attributed to Lincoln.

He says, be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

The other day I was listening to Dan Carlin's podcast called Hardcore History, which

side note is an incredible podcast. Guys, a brilliant storyteller.

And as I was listening, there's a specific idea that I wanted to dive into, an idea that I believe

if we make an effort to understand and fully commit to, is capable of changing our lives.

But first, some quick context, right?

So Dan starts off this episode called King of Kings, talking about the Battle of Thermopylae

in the year of 480 BC in ancient Greece.

It's that famous story that a lot of us know,

where King Leonidas leads that small army, which includes 300 Spartans against this massive Persian military force that's invading.

And the quick version is essentially Xerxes, who's the king of the Persian Empire and in charge of that massive army,

tells the much smaller Spartan force that if they lay down their weapons, if they submit to him and let, you know, the Persians pass, no harm will be inflicted upon them.

They'll be free to go, go about their lives.

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