Napoleon: The Power of Meditation
Story★★★★Napoleon When he was Emperor, Napoleon would sometimes stretch out on the settee near the fireplace and appear to be dozing. But his aides soon learned that he was meditating. He explained to them, “If I always seem to be ready for everything, to face up to anything, it is because I never undertake anything at all without first having meditated for a long time and foreseen what might happen. It is not a genie, but meditation, that suddenly reveals to me, in secret, what I must say or do under circumstances not anticipated by others.”
The point
Napoleon's success came through meditation and foresight, not genius—he prepared for every contingency by thinking through possibilities.
Scripture
Proverbs 27:12Joshua 1:8Psalm 119:15
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring
To tell aloud
under a minute · 96 words