How to Prepare While Everyone Else Is Sleeping
Churchill didn’t wait to be needed. He designed his comeback during exile.
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The “wilderness years” weren’t wasted. They were training.
For a decade, Churchill was politically irrelevant. But he didn’t disappear.
He read. He wrote. He gathered intelligence.
He turned isolation into a war room, long before war arrived.
When the call finally came, he didn’t scramble. He stepped forward, ready.
🧠 The takeaway:
High performers don’t wait to be chosen. They prepare to be essential.
Design is how you stay dangerous in the dark.
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The Uninvited Comeback
Heads up—this is a deep dive. At over 7,000 words, this article is part of a weekly series where I unpack the life of a historical (or modern) figure and show you how to apply their mindset to escape mediocrity and build a life that leads with a timeless idea to help you become the CEO of your own life.