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Issue 151: Embarking on your new world of dreams and ambitions

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Jul 09, 2023
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The saying, “Burn your ships” describes the fleets that would land in the foreign land, it was assumed that an act of burning the ships would force success as now there is no point of return. By burning the ships, it cuts off retreat, and there is no point of return. You must move forward with the objective, the do or die, the YOLO of YOLOs.

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