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SWEAT IS TOUGH; blood is worse. I’ve seen both, and I know. Marines know the difference too. They have this motto: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” That about sums it up for a lot of situations.
No one wants to put in the hard work for an uncertain future. But no one knows what the future will bring. Well, not specifically anyway. When it comes to leading people, the future is indeed uncertain, but surely battles will come. The Marine motto applies: Train for the tough times—train hard!