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"Burn the ships" - alludes to an incident that occurred in 1519 when military commander, Hernan Cortez having landed on a foreign shore ordered his men to destroy their own ships so they'd have no choice but to move forward to fulfill their mission..
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In early 2002 I quit the family business, sold my house, parted with most of my material possessions, and moved to the opposite side of the planet.
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