General Ulysses S. Grant didn't know the word can't. It wasn't in the dictionary at that time, so to him everything was possible. Because he strongly believed he could, he did. For any project to be successful under your leadership, you must be personally committed to it. During the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant was completely committed to winning the war for the union, while making reconciliation after possible. His commitment was evident to all in his command and they were committed as well. They lost men, lots of them, but not nearly what the Confederates did. They achieved more than any other command and marched through battle-after-battle victorious. They couldn’t be stopped because they wouldn’t be stopped. Even as young child, General Grant didn’t know the word “can’t.” At seven or eight years of age, his teacher gave his class an unusually difficult arithmetic lesson. At recess, one student remarked, “I can’t d...
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