One of the book’s unique features is the author’s narration, providing the means for him to advance his own brand of positive leadership. A true memoir, he intersperses lessons, anecdotes, and reflections along the way. Further, as part of the process of writing the book, Costello added material from interviews of leaders involved in the operations, bringing texture and depth to the account. The work also affords the reader the benefit of hindsight from Costello’s later experience as Commander of Third Fleet of the US Navy. Fortune Favors the Bold” is a popular quote. As it turns out, the story behind this saying has an ironic twist. When we find a man meditating on the words of God, my friends, that man is full ofboldnessand is successful.” D.L. Moody Proverbs are short yet famous sayings that are frequently inspirational. You’ll find them in poems, novels, and epics, giving valuable and wise advice. Some examples of proverbs include “ a stitch in time saves 9” and “Heaven helps those who help themselves.”

Country music was made for hard times. Never asking for anything more than what they’re owed, and being more than willing to work for their fair share, 49 Winchester has gone from a little local band playing tunes on the street in Castlewood, VA that the band is named for, to becoming one of the most buzzed-about bands in roots music. It didn’t happen by accident, or via rich benefactors, or machinations of the music industry. It happened via the boldness and talent of this band, and were all fortunate that it did.Daniel 11:25 “With a large army he will stir up his strength andcourageagainst the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him.”

Corinthians 6:4 “Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities.” Savvy marketers know there is an opportunity to gain market share when competitors make spending cuts. Revisit your strategy, distribution and spending allocation in response to changes in product/service demand.Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? In summary, Steve Jobs' boldness in positioning the iPhone as a global success can be attributed to his ability to challenge conventional wisdom, embrace innovation, and create a product that revolutionized the mobile phone industry. By taking risks and pushing boundaries, Jobs demonstrated the power of "Fortune Favors the Bold" in the face of a mature market.

Acts 4:13 The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. Acts 13:46 “Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.” James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. The first implication is that John is now a wiser assassin. He was once a brave assassin, but his decision to choose to kill Santino has led to his downfall. There’s not much to say about this except he may be more careful about which step he makes, but more on this later. The Fate of WinstonNext, we talked about how Winston’s actions in the second movie could be what saves his life. He survives his actions, but just not in the way we expected. John was offered the chance to have his excommunicated status removed and his transgressions forgiven if he killed Winston, something he ultimately refused to do. With his debt paid, however, Winston had no guilt shooting John off the roof of the Continental to prove his fealty to the High Table. It was around 1:00 AM, I can still remember the loud sound of firearms getting closer and closer to the building I lived in, and then the armed groups were in the building itself and on their way up, floor by floor until they had a battle at one floor that included explosive and machine guns. Then they continued until they reached my door. I was hiding with a friend, trying not even to breathe loudly as we feared that would be our last; imagine that you are literally one WALL, One Door away from your inevitable dark destiny. The Latin phrase Fortuna Eruditis Favet ("fortune favours the prepared mind") is also used. Louis Pasteur, the French microbiologist and chemist, made this remark: "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés", meaning "In the fields of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind." My wife was a wonderful editor. She took out a red pen and skewered it. She was correct in every case. It was fun to work together over a period of a couple of years until finally we said, okay, pens down. We had a great publisher who made it happen. We got it through the review process for DoD to make sure nothing classified was in there. Frankly I’m surprised some of it made it in. We do talk a lot about submarine operations and some of the SEAL operations.