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>"You have to make a choice - you can be somebody or you can do something." Can you clarify what this means? Both "I'm going to be a somebody" and "I'm going t
by varaon 16y ago
>"You have to make a choice - you can be somebody or you can do something."
Can you clarify what this means? Both "I'm going to be a somebody" and "I'm going to do something about it" seem affirmative.
- keeptrying 16y agoJohn Boyd was one of the greatest strategist of the modern military era. In this case he was talking about working for a promotion versus working towards making the airforce better. The full quote is here: http://www.lesc.net/blog/be-or-do-col-john-boydrsquos-words-wisdom http://www.lesc.net/blog/be-or-do-col-john-boydrsquos-words-... Boyd is credited as coming up with the strategy for the kuwait war and is supposed to be the reason why so few American lives were lost in that war. His papers on "Creation and Destruction" and "OODA Loop" are classics. A must read.
- shalmanese 16y ago"Be somebody" = being famous, recognized & well-liked "Do something" = delivering deliverables, accomplishing tasks and moving the product forward.