Sunday, October 19, 2025

Timing is power.

We are taught to admire action…the one who moves quickly, who seizes opportunities, who never hesitates. But history teaches another lesson: that timing is as important as action itself. The right move at the wrong time is the wrong move. The leader who strikes too soon loses position. The one who waits too long misses the window. Power lives in precision.

Great strategists have always understood this. Generals who allowed enemies to exhaust themselves before advancing. Investors who held cash while others rushed blindly into the market. Leaders who let a silence stretch just long enough to make their next word unforgettable. Patience, applied with precision, is not passivity…it is dominance.

Impatience, on the other hand, is costly. It drains resources, reveals desperation, and leads to errors that cannot be undone. Those who cannot wait are easily manipulated, easily provoked, easily broken. Those who master timing unsettle everyone around them. Their restraint creates uncertainty, while their sudden movements carry shock and weight.

To master timing, one must master the self. It requires resisting the urge to prove, to force, to hurry. It requires confidence that the opportunity will present itself again…and when it does, you will be ready. It is the discipline of stillness combined with the courage of decisive action.

Power is not only about what you do. It is about when you do it. And when you learn to align action with the right moment, you move with a force that feels inevitable.

Your coach,

-James Michael Sama

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

It's here: The 100 Tenets of Good Men

I'm proud to finally share this with you:

The 100 Tenets of Good Men is now live on Amazon, available in both hardcover and e-book editions.

This book is a culmination of timeless principles, reflections, and philosophies on what it truly means to live with honor, purpose, and class in the modern world.

It's designed to be read slowly, revisited often, and passed down across generations.

Inside, you'll find ideas that have guided leaders, gentlemen, and visionaries for centuries…reimagined for our time.

If you've followed my writing over the years, you'll recognize the evolution of everything we've built together, distilled into one definitive volume.

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Thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and belief in this mission.

To honor. To integrity. To legacy.

To you.

-James Michael Sama

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Two Private Advisory Openings Remain

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Finish the year sharper. Start the next one untouchable.

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Episode 13 - To Ceasefire or Not to Ceasefire

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Episode 13 - To Ceasefire or Not to Ceasefire

On the cessation of hostilities in Gaza and the 'No Enemies to the Left/Right' trend.

Mike Coté

Oct 17

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On episode 13 of the Rational Policy Podcast, join your hosts Mike Coté and Art Vandelay for a deep dive on two important subjects in today’s politics. First, we discuss the US-brokered hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, delving into the specifics, the reactions, and more. We talk about how this deal came to be, whether it could have happened under the Biden administration, who deserves credit, and what may come next for Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the region more broadly. The second topic revolves around the rising trend on both left and right to avoid criticism of excesses, abuses, or issues on their own side of the aisle. This ‘No Enemies to the Left/Right’ ideology has taken root across the political spectrum, coarsening our politics and allowing radicalism to not only be excused, but embraced. Rest assured, dear listener, your humble hosts will never hesitate to criticize anyone and everyone!

Check it out, follow us on Twitter/X (Mike / Art), and share the podcast with anyone you think might appreciate it. And let us know what you think of the new music! Thanks, as always, for listening.

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