Your final month

If every year was a day then how would you spend your last month?

Externalities

A Captain who blames the storm cannot claim credit for the calm.

Preparation

A General who prepares for wars anticipated and unseen is worth more than a room full of Generals who boast of what they would have done.

Reaction to perception

A dog will hurry a familiar meal to rush back to an unfamiliar treat.

Truer words

The same words can be both truth and lie - look to the utterer.

Questioning

Accept those who question. Question those who accept.

Robust checklists

A robust checklist is one that can be ticked off with confidence (and actual effect) from the depths of inebriation.

Risk management

Risk management is installing a circuit breaker and still not sticking your knife into the toaster.

Wise mistakes

Wise people embrace mistakes and share what they have learnt.
Fools ignore mistakes and proclaim their infallibility.