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Ambition Without Restraint: When Success Starts Lying to You
This episode follows the extraordinary early rise of Winston Churchill as he deliberately places himself close to danger, turning military experience into journalism, books, public recognition, and eventually political power. From Cuba and India to Sudan and his dramatic escape during the Boer War, Churchill discovers that boldness repeatedly creates opportunity.
But those successes begin teaching him another lesson: trusting his own judgment works. The episode explores how the very qualities accelerating Churchill's rise, courage, ambition, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to take…
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