Read The Prince & The Art of War and ensure you're thick skinned, because it is definitely a career that involves a lot of public scrutiny. In the Information War of the 21st Century you have to be prepared for dirty tactics of misinformation and logical fallacy, not to mention that probably 30% of America count blogs as a good, credible source of news
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized. -Sun Tzu
Nature creates few men brave, industry and training makes many -Machiavelli
You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do