History recorded a password for George Washington. This account is written in David McCullough’s book, 1776, pages 273 – 284.
Under Washington’s command – 1 victory at Boston, 4 defeats at Brooklyn, Kips Bay, White Plains and Fort Washington. Fort Lee was abandoned without a shot fired as Washington called for another retreat to fight another day. Fort Lee was abandoned leaving behind supplies of all kinds – guns, stores, tents, even breakfast cooking on the fire.
Joseph Reed wrote to Washington on December 22, 1776, it was time for something “aggressive, surprising, failure was better than sitting doing nothing.” Washington already planned an attack on Trenton, NJ. A victory was essential for the morale of the army and the country.
The account of the battle of Trenton is one for the ages. They overcame setbacks, two supporting units weren’t able to proceed, shortages (coats, shoes), the army marched through the night on December 25th, weather – a cold Northeaster bringing rain, snow, ice in the rivers and mud. Upon arrival in Trenton, 3 hours behind schedule and in a snow storm, the army had to engage the Hessians whose accommodations and supplies were much better than Washington’s army. In less than 1 hour, the battle of Trenton was over. Hessians surrendered, their commander was killed, 900 prisoners and valuable supplies taken and not one American was killed.
Washington protected this battle with a password – VICTORY OR DEATH.
In 2021, do you have an event planned that is essential for you or your company? Do you have it password protected? I do, like Washington, I have an event and a password.
It is time to learn from our victories and defeats, plan a course of action, set the objective and password protect it.
Go ahead create your password now.
All the best